A. ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder
    ADD Students are not classified as learning disabled. However, ADD effects the performance of a person in a school setting.  Students with ADD have problems with following through on instructions, paying attention, being organized and have trouble starting and completing tasks. Because ADD symptoms are so individual each student needs individualized accommodations.

B. Dyslexia
    Dyslexia is a language based learning disability.  It refers to a cluster of symptoms resulting in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading.  Students with dyslexia may experience difficulties in other language skills such as spelling, writing, and speaking.  Dyslexia is a lifelong status, however, it's impact can change at different stages in a person's life.

C. Giftedness
    Giftedness is general intellectual ability or talent.  Educators usually define this in terms of a high intelligence test score--usually two standard deviations above the mean--unindividual or group measures.  Gifted students usually show a wide-range of general information and high levels of vocabulary, memory,and abstract reasoning.

D. Learning Disabilities
    A learning disability is a disorder that affects peoples ability to either interpret what they see and hear or to link information from different parts of the brain.  These limitations can show up in many ways: As specific difficulties with spoken and written language, coordination, self control, or attention.

E. physical impairment
      Some examples of physical impairments included blindness and deafness.  Individual accommodations must be made to benefit their learning within the classroom.
 
 

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