CfU. Learning Disabilities 1

The term Learning Disability is a 150 year old term.

• True

• False

Dyslexia never goes away.

• True

• False

Children with a learning Disabilities have average to above average IQ.

• True

• False

What are some skills affected by Dyslexia?

• reading

• writing

• language

• all of the above

Learning Disabilities can be heredity.

• True

• False

Dysgraphia is -

• the inability to write coherently, as a symptom of brain disease or damage

• the inability to type, as a symptom of brain disease or damage.

• the inability to spell, as a symptom of brain disease or damage.

• the inability to speak coherently, as a symptom of brain disease or damage

Dysgraphia is categorized as a..

• physical disability

• intellectual disability

• specific learning disability

• cognitive disability

What is an instructional strategy that could be used for students with dysgraphia?

• Avoid using ball-point pens

• Text-to-Speech functions

• Make them write answers multiple times

• Give them timed tests

Dyscalculia is a difficulty in -

• motor skills

• math

• reading

• social interactions

If you have a Learning Disability you cannot be successful in life

• True

• False