learning disorder
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- noun
- /ˈlɜrnɪŋ dɪsˈɔrdər/
- Specialized
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trastorno de aprendizaje
- Teachers are trained to identify and support students who exhibit signs of a learning disorder in the classroom.
- language-based learning disorder
Examples
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Brandon has autism, intractable epilepsy, and severe learning disorders.
Blog text (13) -
Many learning disorders can be managed, but the ability to manage them depends upon a diagnosis.
Blog text (5) -
Recently published research suggests an additional dimension to the understanding of visual processing in students with learning disorders.
Academic text (1992) -
Assessment of children through the use of standardized tests is appropriate only if used to detect a learning disorder.
Academic text (1991) -
Students with learning disorders sometimes show delays in processing and, in general, show greater variation in latency.
Academic text (1992) -
ADHD is a learning disorder in which people can't pay attention, nor can they sit still.
Blog text (2) -
The inability to attend appropriately has been associated with a variety of diagnoses, including hyperactivity and learning disorders.
Academic text (2003) -
The majority of the participants in Group 1 (15 of 20 children) had no co-occurring disorders; two had issues with vision; and there was one case each of a co-occurring learning disorder, language disorder, speech disorder, and gross motor disorder.
Academic text (2013) -
Some children with learning disorders benefit from specialized tutoring programs designed to meet their needs.
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She struggled with a learning disorder that made it challenging for her to read at grade level.
Synonyms
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4.0
A condition that makes reading, writing, or math hard for someone with average thinking skills
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A condition that makes it harder for a person to understand or do things like others their age
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a condition affecting learning' is directly and compositionally derived from 'learning' (acquiring knowledge) + 'disorder' (a medical/mental condition). The noun-noun pattern 'disorder of X' is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Learning disorder joins learning, meaning how someone gains skills, and disorder, meaning 'not in order', to create the image of learning that does not follow the usual pattern. So, the term now means a condition where a child of average intelligence has trouble with specific school skills like reading, writing, or math.