Unit 6 KEY
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1) What is the difference between a “general learning disability” and a “specific learning
disability”? The term general learning disability has now been recommended in the UK to replace
terms such as mental handicap or mental retardation. A child with a general learning disability finds
it more difficult to learn, understand and do things compared with other children of the same age.
The degree of disability can vary greatly, being classified as mild, moderate, severe or profound.
General learning disability must be differentiated from specific learning difficulty (eg, dyslexia)
SZ7MP_2AB2 Angličtina pro pedagogy – D/English for Teachers – D
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which means that the person has one difficulty such as in reading, writing or understanding, but
has no problem with learning in other areas.
2) What learning difficulties are common in school pupils besides dyslexia?
dyslexia, dysgraphia (writing difficulty), dyspraxia (motor difficulty), dyscalculia (a difficulty
performing mathematical calculations), at ention deficit disorder, Asperger’s syndrome and
autism
3) Why do dyslexic children and children with other specific learning difficulties often feel
stressed/pressurized?
READING and VOCABULARY
5 Read the information about dyslexia and dyspraxia below and fil in the gaps with suitable
words.
short-term
processing
oral prior auditory
DYSLEXIA
Students who have dyslexia may have a difficulty with the use of both written and oral 1 language.
This is due in part to processing 2 difficulties, including visual and auditory 3 perceptual skil s, and is