Is there an LD for not being able to identify parts of speech?

Question

Is there an LD for not being able to identify parts of speech?

Answer 1

Sometimes the issue isn't that the student can't read or write or even has any disability.

The "whole language" movement has created an abundance of adequate readers and writers who have not a clue about grammar, spelling and mechanics because they didn't learn them as part of the reading/writing acquisition process.

Answer 2

Jeekers, I hope not! Fact is, I teach this stuff all the time, and I still have to look it up to be sure I am right. (Indirect object, direct object, objective pronoun...) I never got it in school, either. Learn it for the test if it doesn't seem important in your life. Try to retain it for now, to use for discussing writing projects with your teacher. You can come up with tricks or word plays to help you remember.

It's my opinion that the better you are at "hearing" what is right and wrong with your writing the better writer you will become. Knowing what to call different parts of speech helps us to understand what the teacher is trying to teach us, but it doesn't necessarily help us become better astronauts later on.

You don't have a learning disorder. I think it just doesn't seem all that important to you, so you don't put a lot of effort into remembering. Don't worry too much about it. Just put it in short term memory. You may end up remembering it for a lifetime after all.

Answer 3

The specific learning disability would be in written expression.
There is also a chance it could be a language disorder. Identifying parts of speech only helps you to become a better writer, and helps with comprehension of what you read.

Is this a specific learning disability NO
Ld's are comprehensive, they do not cover any one specific skill.

Answer 4

Yes, dyslexia is actually a reading disorder related to phonological processing (how you hear/understand the sound structure of oral language). Most LD (learning disabled....another term for dyslexia..) have some sort of inability to understand or identify words, phrases, etc. Often this is related to pragmatics (like sarcasm)

I would definitely have it checked out. First, though, I would have a comprehensive hearing test done to rule out something like that...

dyslexia, by the way, is another term for reading disorder.

Answer 5

i think its acctually a form of dislexia