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        Learning Disabilities
        What is Inclusion?
        What is Inclusion?
        The participation of students with disabilities in regular education classrooms, usually with support services.
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        What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
        What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
        Is a federal law specifically mandating that schools provide equitable education for the mentally and physically disabled.
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        What is Assistive Technology?
        What is Assistive Technology?
        Is any device or piece of equipment that helps compensate for a person’s disability.
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        What are Alternative Input Devices?
        What are Alternative Input Devices?
        These tools are designed to allow students with disabilities to use computers and related technology easily. Some alternative input devices include touch screens, modified keyboards, and joysticks that direct a cursor through the use of body parts like chins, hands, or feet. Some up-and-coming technology in this area is sip-and-puff
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        What is Dyspraxia?
        What is Dyspraxia?
        Which is also known also as Apraxia, is a learning disability that is marked by difficulty in carrying out routines that require the use of balance, fine-motor skills, and coordination. Usually, we think of these children as merely being “clumsy” or “awkward.” Children with dyspraxia need to treated by an
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        What is Dyslexia?
        What is Dyslexia?
        Is a reading disorder in which a learner has difficulty recognizing letters and learning letter sounds, despite normal intelligence. It decreases the processing of graphic symbols, especially those related to language. Children who have dyslexia may experience late language development and have problems learning how to write and spell when
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        What is Dysnomia?
        What is Dysnomia?
        Is a learning disability that is marked by difficulty in recalling words, names, numbers, etc. from memory. The real problem stems from the fact that the words that they can not remember are essential, as they are needed for oral or written expressive language. The person may provide a detailed
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        What is Dysgraphia?
        What is Dysgraphia?
        Is a learning disability that is marked by difficulty in performing handwriting in addition to having issues with fine motor skills. People who suffer from dysgraphia have problems forming letters correctly, putting thoughts on paper, zipping a jack, tying their shoes, etc. Many students who suffer from dysgraphia often develop
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        What is Dyscalculia?
        What is Dyscalculia?
        Is a learning disorder that is marked by an inability to learn foundational math skills. Many people with this disability can learn very advanced mathematics concepts and principles, but it is hard for them to process formulas or do elementary math computations. Many people with this disorder also struggle with
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        What is Receptive Language?
        What is Receptive Language?
        Is the ability to understand what is being said to you. In childhood development, understanding usually happens before expressive language. People with receptive language disorder have difficulty understanding what other people are saying.
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