The characteristics and typology of learning disabilities
The characteristics and typology of learning disabilities

Summary/Abstract: At the age of six, children start their education by attending elementary school and it is during this period that they acquire the tools of knowledge: reading, writing and elementary mathematics, which represent the basis for the intellectual development of each child. It is noticeable that some students learn more easily, while others have specific ways of learning, with an oscillating development. The latter are children with learning disabilities, the ones that need support for learning and development, offered by their teacher working together as a team with their support teacher, the school counselor, and the speech therapist in order to provide the necessary support required by the specific needs of the child. All children with learning disabilities perform poorly in school and are considered special cases by teachers, so helping them develop becomes a challenge. Thus, the problems each student faces should be known, as well as the causes and the proper methods for efficient intervention in order to integrate the student in school and society. These "different children" should not be labeled and marginalized, because their learning disabilities are their way of processing information. The integration of children with learning disabilities and their success in life depends on the manner in which they have been understood and supported. They need specialized intervention, based on individualized educational plans, depending on the particular psychological strengths and difficulties envisaged, which may also contain a specialized intervention program focused on areas of development, in order to improve the deficient skills and form new abilities, necessary for developing skills and capabilities as close as possible to those required by the curriculum.

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