A learning disorder is a condition diagnosed in individuals with normal or above-normal intelligence who, on standard tests, perform significantly below expectations in reading, mathematics and written expression, taking into account their age, intelligence and education. It includes reading disorder, written expression disorder and mathematics disorder. The majority of children with a learning disorder are children with reading difficulties. Reading is a higher cortical (outer layer of the brain - cortex) function of the brain, and a partial impairment of this function is called "dyslexia". The reader must convert the visual alphabetic text into language-related concepts. This means converting letters into their corresponding sounds. Afterwards, the reader must understand the sequence of letters on the page. In a child with dyslexia, these processes function insufficiently.
Symptoms
They have difficulty learning to read; they read slowly and inaccurately, and they cannot understand what they have read.
They have visual perception problems. (Misperceiving some symbols such as b-d, p-q, 6-9)
They have difficulty distinguishing a visual figure from its background (skipping letters, skipping lines).
Their visual memory is weak.
Auditory comprehension is insufficient; they have difficulty distinguishing what they hear.
They may confuse or reverse letters or numbers in words (e.g., ne-en, 12-21).
They may skip words while reading.
They may confuse the sounds of syllables and transpose consonants.
They often make spelling errors.
Language development is delayed in some respects; their self-expression is insufficient.
They have a disorganization problem; they cannot use time well.
They have difficulty perceiving position (rope skipping, ball catching).
They have difficulty with direction finding and distinguishing left from right.
Motor coordination is weak. Clumsiness and awkwardness may be observed.
Difficulties in mathematics may be seen, such as being unable to learn the multiplication table and confusing symbols.
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