learning difficulty – Children's Law Centre https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk Children's Rights Change Children's Lives Thu, 21 May 2020 13:26:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-icon_v1-32x32.png learning difficulty – Children's Law Centre https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk 32 32 What kinds of problems fall into the definition of “learning difficulty”? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqs/what-kinds-of-problems-fall-into-the-definition-of-learning-difficulty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-kinds-of-problems-fall-into-the-definition-of-learning-difficulty Tue, 19 May 2020 11:41:27 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=1197 There is no limitation on the list of learning difficulties and each child should be looked at as an individual. Learning difficulties can be short-term or long-term. Some children may have a combination of different learning difficulties.

The Education Authority as well as local schools record the following categories of learning difficulties:

  •  Moderate learning difficulty, severe learning difficulty or dyslexia (specific learning difficulty)
  • Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
  • Physical or medical difficulties (including syndromes)
  • Pre-school children with developmental difficulties
  • Sensory impairment (hearing/vision)
  • Speech and Language difficulties
  • Complex interaction of needs
]]> What is a learning difficulty? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqs/what-is-a-learning-difficulty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-a-learning-difficulty Tue, 19 May 2020 11:35:30 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=1195 The legal definition of ‘learning difficulty’ applies to a large variety of situations. The law says that a child with a learning difficulty has:

(a)  significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of other children of the same age;

and/or

(b)  a disability which makes access to education difficult unless help is provided.

Children below school age may also have a learning difficulty if they are likely to need assistance for the reasons outlined in (a) or (b) when they do go to school.

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