Children with Specific Learning Disabilities Law and Legal Definition
According to Federal law the term 'children with specific learning disabilities' means those children who have a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written. This disorder may manifest itself in imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations. Such disorders include conditions such as perceptual handicaps, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. This term does not include children who have learning problems which are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor handicaps, of mental retardation, of emotional disturbance, or environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.[ 20 USCS ยง 1411]
Legal Definition list
- Children with Severe Disabilities
- Children with Disabilities
- Children of All Nations [CAN]
- Children from Families with Incomes below the Poverty Line [Education]
- Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Grant Program [Department of Justice]
- Children with Specific Learning Disabilities
- Children's Bureau
- Children's Health Act
- Children's Services [Education]
- Children's Trust
- Children’s Health Insurance Program
Related Legal Terms
- 4 Years with a One Year Cliff
- Active Learning
- Administration for Children and Families
- Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
- Administration on Developmental Disabilities
- Administrator with Will Annexed
- Adult Child With a Disability
- Adult With a Special Need
- Agency Coupled with an Interest
- Aid to Families With Dependent Children AFDC
