Learning Exceptionalities
Exceptionalities
1. Behaviour
2. Communication
• Learning Disabled
• Autistic
• Language Impairment
• Speech Impairment
• Hard of Hearing
3. Intellectual
• Gifted
• Mild Intellectual Disability
• Developmental Disability
4. Physical
• Blind-Low Vision
• Physical Disability
5. Multiple
2. Communication
• Learning Disabled
• Autistic
• Language Impairment
• Speech Impairment
• Hard of Hearing
3. Intellectual
• Gifted
• Mild Intellectual Disability
• Developmental Disability
4. Physical
• Blind-Low Vision
• Physical Disability
5. Multiple
BEHAVIOUR
A learning disorder characterized by specific behaviour problems over such a period of
time, and to such a marked degree, and of such a nature, as to adversely affect
educational performance and that may be accompanied by one or more of the following:
(a) Inability to build or maintain interpersonal relationships
(b) Excessive fears or anxieties
(c) Tendency to compulsive reaction
(d) The inability to learn which cannot be traced to intellectual, sensory, or other health
factors, or any combination thereof
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
COMMUNICATION
AUTISM
A severe learning disorder that is characterized by:
a) disturbances in:
rate of educational development
ability to relate to the environment
mobility
perception, speech, and language
b) lack of representational symbolic behaviour that precedes language
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
A severe learning disorder that is characterized by:
a) disturbances in:
rate of educational development
ability to relate to the environment
mobility
perception, speech, and language
b) lack of representational symbolic behaviour that precedes language
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
An impairment characterized by deficits in language and speech development because
of a diminished or non-existent auditory response to sound.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
An impairment characterized by deficits in language and speech development because
of a diminished or non-existent auditory response to sound.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT
A learning disorder characterized by an impairment in comprehension and/or use of
verbal communication or the written or other symbol system of communication, which
may be associated with neurological, psychological, physical, or sensory factors, and
which may:
a) Involve one or more of the form, content, and function of language in
communication and
b) Include one or more of the following:
• Language delay
• Dysfluency
• Voice and articulation development which may or may not be organically or
functionally based
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
A learning disorder characterized by an impairment in comprehension and/or use of
verbal communication or the written or other symbol system of communication, which
may be associated with neurological, psychological, physical, or sensory factors, and
which may:
a) Involve one or more of the form, content, and function of language in
communication and
b) Include one or more of the following:
• Language delay
• Dysfluency
• Voice and articulation development which may or may not be organically or
functionally based
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
SPEECH IMPAIRMENT
A disorder in language formulation that may be associated with neurological,
psychological, physical, or sensory factors, that involves perceptual motor aspects of
transmitting oral messages, and that may be characterized by impairment in articulation,
rhythm, and stress.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 199
A disorder in language formulation that may be associated with neurological,
psychological, physical, or sensory factors, that involves perceptual motor aspects of
transmitting oral messages, and that may be characterized by impairment in articulation,
rhythm, and stress.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 199
LEARNING DISABILITY
A learning disorder evident in both academic and social situations that involves one or
more of the processes necessary for the proper use of spoken language or the symbols
of communication, and that is characterized by a condition that:
a) is not primarily the result of:
• impairment of vision;
• impairment of hearing;
• physical disability;
• primary emotional disturbance;
• cultural difference;
• developmental disability
and
b) results in a significant discrepancy between academic achievement and assessed
intellectual ability, with deficits in one or more of the following:
• receptive language (listening, reading);
• language processing (thinking, conceptualizing, integrating);
• expressive language (talking, spelling, writing);
• mathematical computations;
c) may be associated with one or more conditions diagnosed as:
• a perceptual handicap;
• a brain injury;
• minimal brain dysfunction;
• dyslexia;
• developmental aphasia;
Ministry Category and Definition:(Ministry of Education – January 1999
A learning disorder evident in both academic and social situations that involves one or
more of the processes necessary for the proper use of spoken language or the symbols
of communication, and that is characterized by a condition that:
a) is not primarily the result of:
• impairment of vision;
• impairment of hearing;
• physical disability;
• primary emotional disturbance;
• cultural difference;
• developmental disability
and
b) results in a significant discrepancy between academic achievement and assessed
intellectual ability, with deficits in one or more of the following:
• receptive language (listening, reading);
• language processing (thinking, conceptualizing, integrating);
• expressive language (talking, spelling, writing);
• mathematical computations;
c) may be associated with one or more conditions diagnosed as:
• a perceptual handicap;
• a brain injury;
• minimal brain dysfunction;
• dyslexia;
• developmental aphasia;
Ministry Category and Definition:(Ministry of Education – January 1999
INTELLECTUAL
GIFTEDNESS
An unusually advanced degree of general intellectual ability that requires differentiated
learning experiences of a depth and breadth beyond those normally provided in the
regular school program to satisfy the level of educational potential indicated.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
An unusually advanced degree of general intellectual ability that requires differentiated
learning experiences of a depth and breadth beyond those normally provided in the
regular school program to satisfy the level of educational potential indicated.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
MILD INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
A learning disorder characterized by:
a) an ability to profit educationally within a regular class with the aid of considerable
curriculum modification and supportive service;
b) an inability to profit educationally within a regular class because of slow intellectual
development;
c) a potential for academic learning, independent social adjustment and economic selfsupport.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
A learning disorder characterized by:
a) an ability to profit educationally within a regular class with the aid of considerable
curriculum modification and supportive service;
b) an inability to profit educationally within a regular class because of slow intellectual
development;
c) a potential for academic learning, independent social adjustment and economic selfsupport.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY
A severe learning disorder characterized by:
a) an inability to profit from a special education program for students with mild
intellectual disabilities because of slow intellectual development
b) an ability to profit from a special education program that is designed to
accommodate slow intellectual development
c) a limited potential for academic learning, independent social adjustment, and
economic self-support
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL DISABILITY
A condition of such severe physical limitation or deficiency as to require special
assistance in learning situations to provide the opportunity for educational achievement
equivalent to that of pupils without exceptionalities who are of the same age or
developmental level.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
A condition of such severe physical limitation or deficiency as to require special
assistance in learning situations to provide the opportunity for educational achievement
equivalent to that of pupils without exceptionalities who are of the same age or
developmental level.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
BLIND AND LOW VISION
A condition of partial or total impairment of sight or vision that even with correction
affects educational performance adversely.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
A condition of partial or total impairment of sight or vision that even with correction
affects educational performance adversely.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
MULTIPLE
MULTIPLE EXCEPTIONALITIES
A combination of learning or other disorders, impairments, or physical disabilities, that is
of such nature as to require, for educational achievement, the services of one or more
teachers holding qualifications in special education and the provision of support services
appropriate for such disorders, impairments, or disabilities.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
A combination of learning or other disorders, impairments, or physical disabilities, that is
of such nature as to require, for educational achievement, the services of one or more
teachers holding qualifications in special education and the provision of support services
appropriate for such disorders, impairments, or disabilities.
Ministry Category and Definition: (Ministry of Education – January 1999)
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