Learning Disability

Definition
A child with a learning disability has difficulty in learning that involves understanding or using spoken or written language, and the difficulty can appear in listening, thinking, reading, writing, and speaking. A learning disability also may involve difficulty in doing mathematics. To be classified as a learning disability the learning problem cannot be primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, mental retardation, emotional disorders, or due to environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.

Interpretation
A child with a difficulty that inhibits learning that does not classify as a physical, emotional, or social difficulty.