if someone has a learning disability what does that mean?

Answer 1

It simply means that person has a difficult time learning things at the same pace or rate as others.By no defintion does it mean this person is "stupid" or cant learn.A person with a learning disability may need a different way of learning that suits them.A learning disability can be overcome with a lot of persistence and patience.

Answer 2

"Learning disability" is a term I've always had a problem with. They should term it "Learning Differences". All it means is that you learn things in a different way than most people. Actually, everybody has a different learning style. Some people learn better by reading a book, others learn better through hands-on experience, and still others learn better with more one-on-one instruction. Teachers in traditional classrooms often have trouble teaching to kids who learn differently because they have such big classes. They have to term it something to get you extra help. It does not (I repeat DOES NOT) mean you are disabled, or insufficient in some way. Quite the contrary.....many geniuses have been termed "learning disabled".

Answer 3

It depends on what type of learning disability they have.

It usually means a child psychologist administered an IQ test, and the child performed highly in a category where s/he conversely, on a related topic, performed very poorly. People with high IQs can have learning disabilities, so it is incorrect to assume they are "dumb." It can mean part of their brain isn't wired to arrive at certain conclusions the same way or in the same time period as other people's would.

Answer 4

There are many specific definitions depending on state you live, and money the place which used term get from Federal Government. In general it means someone with average or above intelligence and no physical emotional or psychological problems is not doing in school as well as should be expected. The exact cause has not been determined. somewhere in person brain told they have LD the neurons connections might not be working correctly or are working to correctly. Who ever has it generally knows specifically what not workinging correctly. such as reversing letters, problems telling difference between some spoken sounds, trouble doing math. There are number more, but not trained enough to list stuff that might overlap into other categorizations. One interesting way to look at it could be they are wired correctly and rest of us arn't.

Answer 5

One of my daughters is a visual learner with an auditory processing disorder. That means that when a teacher is explaining something verbally she has difficulty grasping what they are saying. However, if you demonstrate or draw what you told her she gets it! She's generally shy, so she was afraid of embarrasing herself by asking the teacher to repeat. She also assumed she was stupid because her sister was in a highly gifted program and did very well on standardized tests. It took a while for our family to finally figure out why she was struggling so much because when we had her tested (a law in California {might be a federal law as well} won't allow Black students to be administered IQ test without parental consent) , but when we did, we placed her in a High School for the Arts that has a completely different approach to teaching. They actually incorporate art, poetry, music and craft into the core learning subjects. She might learn history while studying for a play, and math/algebra might be utilized in one of her art projects.Her grades have made a promising upswing since then because now she really likes going to school. I hope that helps!

Answer 6

People with a learning disability needs to find different ways to learn from what is normal... when someone has one it doesn't mean that they are stupid... Einstine actually had a learning disability... it just means their brain works a little different

Answer 7

It all depends on what kind of learning disability they have - there are many different kinds - can you be more specific?
But basically they have difficulty learning in some aspect.

Answer 8

generally it means that they have some sort of disorder or issue that prevents them from learning at a normal pace or other students in their grade level. A good example of this is Dislexia. Students with dislexia with have a disadvantage when it comes to reading based studies, due to the letters appearing jumbled or backwards.

Answer 9

It means that they have difficulty learning in a certain way and they need assistance to learn how their brain processes things so that they can continue to learn and be just as successful as every one else.

Answer 10

It means that they are asking questions on Yahoo