I found in researching this article that the term 'learning difficulties' is often used in the United Kingdom and Australia, in a similar way that 'learning disabilities' is used in the USA.
This comprehensive site gives goals of what may be expected in different academic subjects by degree of impairment, and also lessons plans in each area. I highly recommend it.
From a parent's point of view, in this article Karen J. Foli tells the story of finding ways to teach her child. Her most adamant advice to other parents is to never give up in that process.
Though the labels 'learning difficulties' and 'learning disabilities' seem to be mostly dependent on the country of origin, both terms apply to students struggling to learn.
Online resources with a brief synopsis of each
1. Planning, teaching and assessing the curriculum for pupils with learning difficulties
Lesson plans from the United Kingdom National Curriculum for teaching academics to students with mild to severe learning difficulties / disabilities.
2. The Process of Discovery: Finding Out Why Your Child Is Struggling by Karen J. Foli
In the process of discovering underlying difficulties a child is having in learning, parent Karen J. Foli advises to never give up.
3. Learning Difficulties - What's in a name?
This resource is from the United Kingdom and promotes resources in technology for teaching students with all levels of difficulty. It divides learning difficulties into 2 categories - sensory and physical, and under this heading moderate, severe, profound and multiple.
4. Articles on Special Needs and IT
An article with links to resources for students with disabilities from accidents and strokes, as well as learning difficulties, using the computer to learn. Pictures and descriptions of specialist hardware included.
5. Learning - Difficulties or (Problems)
This article from the Ennis William Cosby Foundation in the USA has a very long list of possible areas children may be having difficulties.
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Susan Kramer has been teaching yoga, meditation and dance to students of all ages and abilities since 1965.
