Learning disability
In the United States and
Canada, the term learning
disability is used to refer
to psychological and
neurological conditions that
affect a person's
communicative capacities and
potential to be taught
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Special education
Special education, describes
an educational alternative
that focuses on the teaching
of students with academic,
behavioral, health, or
physical needs that cannot
sufficiently be met using
traditional educational
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Instructional design
Instructional design, also
known as instructional
systems design, is the
analysis of learning needs
and systematic development
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Dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is a
condition or learning
disability which causes
difficulty with reading and
writing.
Its standard definition is a
difficulty in reading and
writing in spite of normal
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Mental retardation
Mental retardation is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills ("milestones") during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual ... > more -
Procrastination
Procrastination is the deferment or avoidance of an action or task which requires completion by focusing on some other action or task. For the person procrastinating, this can result in a loss of ... > more -
Gifted education
Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented. Youths are usually identified as ... > more -
Self-concept
Self-concept or self-identity is the mental and conceptual awareness and persistent regard that sentient beings hold with regard their own ... > more -
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
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Children's Health
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Adult attention-deficit disorder
Adult attention deficit disorder (AADD) refers to the psychiatric condition currently known as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (also known as attention deficit disorder (ADD)) when it ... > more -
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Children's Health
Attention Deficit Disorder
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Child Development
Parenting
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development describes eight developmental stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood. In each stage the person ... > more -
Developmental disability
Developmental disability is a term used to describe severe, life-long disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical impairments, manifested before the age of ... > more -
Intellectual giftedness
Intellectual giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly higher than average. Giftedness is a trait that starts at birth and continues throughout the life-span. Giftedness is not a marker of ... > more
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