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1Learning disability — In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability (LD) refers to a group of disorders that affect a broad range of academic and functional skills including the ability to speak, listen, read, write, spell, reason and organize… …
2Child development — For other uses, see Child development (disambiguation). Exploring Child development refers to the biological and psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence, as the individual progresses …
3Behavior analysis of child development — Child development in behavior analytic theory has origins in John B. Watson s behaviorism.[1] Watson wrote extensively on child development and conducted research (see Little Albert experiment). Watson was instrumental in the modification of… …
4Learning disabilities in special education — Some students with learning disabilities are eligible for special education services in the United States. Evaluation for Learning Disabilities Purposes of evaluation: # Identify children who have learning problems and may need special education… …
5child psychiatry — 1. the branch of psychiatry specializing in the treatment of children. 2. psychiatric techniques used in therapy for children. * * * Branch of medicine concerned with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders of childhood. It arose as a… …
6learning — noun 1 process of learning sth ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, successful ▪ a model for effective learning ▪ independent ▪ distance (= by correspondence course) ▪ …
7Center for the assessment and remediation of reading difficulties — The Center for the Assessment and Remediation of Reading Difficulties ( CARRD ) is a university based program created in 1996 to:* develop strategies for the prevention and remediation of reading disabilities * search for strategies that will… …
8Alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities — include a range of practices used in the treatment of dyslexia, ADHD, Asperger syndrome, autism, Down syndrome and other developmental and learning disabilities. Treatments include changes in diet, dietary supplements, biofeedback, chelation… …
9Learning log — Learning logs are a personalized learning resource for children. In the learning logs, the children record their responses to learning challenges set by their teachers. Each log is a unique record of the child s thinking and learning. The logs… …
10Learning to read — Part of a series on Reading …
