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A specific learning difficulty often affects the learning of specific skills
so dyslexia is associated with the use of words (viz., reading them, spelling
them, and - by extension with organising and producing written material). Dyspraxia,
on the other hand, is a specific learning difficulty that affects learning gross
or fine motor movement (including the movement of the speech organs).
Some (people) are affected by specific learning difficulties that do not have
special names; we all know (people) who seem bright in many areas, but whose learning
of some things is disrupted by very poor memory, chaotic attention control, or
subtly disorganised interpretation or use of language. (3)
SPELD NSW, a charitable organisation in NSW offers this useful profile of SpLD
on the home page of its website. (4) SpLDs:
are intrinsic to the individual
are not linked to intellectual impairment (except incidentally)
may coincidentally exist with problems in self-regulatory behaviours, social
perception and social interaction
are life-long
result in difficulty being successful at school unless identified early
and appropriate educational adjustments are provided to prevent failure.
References:
(3)
http://search.ngfl.gov.uk/senco-forum//senco-forum.archive.1998/msg00700.html
(4) www.users.bigpond.com/speldnsw
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CLAN Statement of Priority
Work (5)
We prioritise work with:
people with limited initial education, particularly young adults, including
15-year olds no longer in school
unemployed people
People with English as a Second or Additional Language
People who live in disadvantaged areas
workers in low skill jobs
people on low incomes
people wih a health problem or disability affecting learning, speech, sight
or hearing
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Reference
(5) www.abe.edin.org/clan/index.html
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