What are Developmental Speech and Language Disorders?
People with developmental speech and language disorders have difficulty producing speech sounds, using spoken language to communicate, or understanding what other people say. Some of these disorders are outgrown or successfully treated with speech or language therapy. Speech and language problems are often the earliest indicators of a learning disability. What are Academic Skills Disorders? Students with academic skills disorders are often years behind their classmates in developing reading, writing, or arithmetic skills. The diagnoses in this category include:Dyslexia (a develoopmental reading disorder, Dyscalculia (a developmental math disorder), and Dysgraphia (a developmental writing disorder). What Causes a Learning Disability? No one knows for sure, but some scientists believe that learning disabilites are caused by “faulty wiring” in the cortex of the brain. The “faulty wiring” makes processing information problematic, leaving a child to struggle with reading, writing, speaking,
