ABSTRACT
Some students find learning in school difficult for different reasons. Most of these difficulties are not related to any disorder, disability, or impairment but are due to factors such as below-average intelligence, irregular attendance at school, frequent changes of school, poverty, lack of family support and resources, emotional problems, poor motivation, or inappropriate teaching methods. A specific learning disorder affects how an otherwise perfectly normal individual processes, understands, and remembers information, and how easily he/she acquires new knowledge, skills, and strategies. Skues and Cunningham have pointed out that much confusion is still evident in policies, research papers, and in schools over the use of terms such as learning disability, learning difficulties, and learning disorders. The difficulties are 'specific' in the sense that they affect a relatively narrow range of academic performances – particularly reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics. Students with learning disorders continue to face challenges as they transition from school to post-school activities, including post-secondary education and competitive employment.
