CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -False! By definition, a learning disability can only be diagnosed in someone with average or above-average intelligence. Those with learning disabilities often have a high IQ-however, the LD is holding them back from demonstrating their true intelligence in daily achievements.

Detailed explanation-2: -Students with specific learning disabilities have average to above average intelligence but may have difficulties acquiring and/or demonstrating knowledge and understanding content.

Detailed explanation-3: -Their IQ score ranges from 50-70, and they can often acquire academic skills up to about the sixth-grade level. They can become fairly self-sufficient and in some cases live independently, with community and social support.

Detailed explanation-4: -Learning disabilities constitute an invisible handicap which affects 2 to 3% of all adolescents. Those who have very high intelligence may be able to hide the handicap until academic challenges become sufficiently difficult or complex to unmask them.

Detailed explanation-5: -No. People with learning disabilities are generally of average or above average intelligence, and struggle in one or two areas where they need remedial educational help. Learning disabilities, by definition, mean that a person’s skills in a particular area (reading, math, visual/auditory processing, etc.)