learning difficulty
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- noun
- /ˈlɜrnɪŋ ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
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dificultad de aprendizaje
- The transition to middle school is another time when learning difficulties tend to surface.
- students with learning difficulties
- children with learning difficulties
- mathematical learning difficulties
That group of people was diagnosed with learning difficulties, which kind of been disputed.
- That group of people was diagnosed with learning difficulties, which kind of been disputed.
- It turns out there is no reason at all for anybody to experience learning difficulties at all.
Examples
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Teachers are trained to recognize signs of learning difficulties in order to provide better support.
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Identifying learning difficulties early can help create tailored educational plans for students.
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The child has severe learning difficulties and is unable.
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When I was in primary school, I was classed as having learning difficulties.
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Early diagnosis may help prevent learning difficulties later (see Case Study 1).
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Future research needs to address how to motivate participants with learning difficulties to follow instructions and complete the assigned academic tasks.
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Early identification and remediation of learning difficulties have been shown to result in positive academic outcomes (Stanovich, 2000).
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Twice-exceptional students baffle their parents and teachers by simultaneously displaying academic strengths and learning difficulties.
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Many children face learning difficulties that impact their ability to keep up with their peers.
Synonyms
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A condition that makes reading, writing, or math hard for someone with average thinking skills
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A difficulty that makes it hard for children with normal intelligence to read, write, or do math
How Teachable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'learning' (the process of acquiring knowledge) and 'difficulty' (a problem or obstacle requiring extra effort), so a learner who knows both words will readily interpret it as a problem with learning. This noun–noun/compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard English semantics, making it transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
Learning difficulty combines learning, the act of getting new knowledge, and difficulty, something that is hard. This gives a clear image of someone trying 'to learn' but facing a problem that makes it harder, so it means 'a condition that makes it harder for someone to learn'.