| Definition | Usually refers to pre-school and school-age children who have a particular type of additional support need. In more general terms, and according to the Learning and Skills Act 2000, a person has learning difficulties if they have greater learning difficulty than people of their own age, and this prevents or hinders their educational progress. It does not however include difficulties specifically to do with the language being used for teaching being different from that of the learner's home environment. |
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