Learning Disabilities in Children - The Research Background

In the basic education of all countries, learning disabilitiesSince the 1970s, research got to diversification 3 big
in children of all ages have a fairly stable proportion.ones are there:
Overseas data show that the number of children with1. U.S. officials brought out a basic method of
learning disabilities account for 4% to 6% of the totaldetermining learning disabilities in children.
school-age children.T he percent of children who have2. University of Southern California, Dr. Jennifer brought
one or more kinds of particular learning difficulties isout sensory integration perspective;
13% of students. A considerable number of learning3. Scholars in Taiwan believe that the determination of
disabled children existed, seriously troubled thelearning disabilities in children include two
development of education, in particular, affect thesteps:"screening and identification".
improvement of the quality of education.1980's to 1990's years, research has the following
Throughout the development of learning disabilitiescharacteristics:
research clues. The research originated in the medical1. Scholars reach some consensus in some of the
profession. In 1896, Morgan found word blindness,basic point of view.
defined the concept of learning difficulties from the2. Researchers's study go more deeper, more interest
medical point.in the classification method.
In 1950's,Western researchers understand the causes3. Theoretical study involved clinical psychology,
of learning problem in children is organic brain damageneuropsychology, cognitive psychology, physiological
but not the Minimal brain dysfunctionpsychology, educational psychology, psychology of
syndrome.research gradually shifted from the medicallearning and other psychological disciplines;
to psychological Education.4. Researchers went through from the basic theory to
After 1960's, research got into the integration period,the implementation method. Some researchers focus
primarily focused on clinical psychology andattention in the normal classroom teaching, they want
neuropsychology.to bring out a cure method from class.