Sentences with phrase «percent had a learning disability»

Of the 2,199 children between the ages of 6 and 15 included in the new study, 12.6 percent had a learning disability and 10.5 percent were enrolled in special education classes, according to the study, published online in Environmental Health Perspectives last month.

Back at Sturgis — where 12 percent of students are from disadvantaged backgrounds and 11 percent have learning disabilities — students are considering the creation of the national bank from different perspectives in history class, analyzing E. B. White's essays in English class, developing environmental impact assessments in science class, and reflecting on how they know what they know in theory of knowledge class.

Up to one - fourth are learning English, and about 14 percent have learning disabilities.

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Unfortunately, about 25 percent of these very premature babies develop serious lasting disabilities, and up to half may have milder problems, such as learning and behavioral problems.

About 6 percent of Arlington Heights» students are low - income, 15 percent have disabilities and 7 percent are learning English as a second language.

One - quarter of Schuyler's students have learning disabilities and about 10 percent are new to this country and learning to speak English.

K12 students are modestly less likely to participate in the federal free or reduced - price lunch program (40 vs. 47 percent), roughly as likely to be classified as having a learning disability (9 vs. 12 percent), and much less likely to be English language learners (less than 1 vs. 14 percent).

While 5 percent of students have a learning disability, a staggering 15 percent or more may have unidentified and unaddressed learning and attention issues, leading to a dangerous blind spot for teachers.

In another study, Greene found that the addition of seven private schools that accept McKay funding within five miles of a public school reduces the probability that a student will be identified as having a learning disability by 15 percent.

The remaining 90 percent have been diagnosed with developmental disabilities such as emotional disturbance and specific learning disabilities, the most common of which are Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Since the 1976 - 77 school year, when Congress first required public schools to count the number of children with learning disabilities (LD), the share of school - age children labeled LD has risen from 1.8 percent to 5.2 percent.

The addition of 7.6 private schools that accept McKay funding within five miles of a public school, which is the average, reduces the probability that a student will be identified as having a specific learning disability by 15 percent.

While 67 percent of 14 - and 15 - year - olds with speech and language impediments transferred to regular ed, only 25 percent of kids labeled as having specific learning disabilities and an abysmal 13 percent of those labeled as being emotionally disturbed did so.

The U.S. Department of Education reports that in 2002 there were about 3.9 million children, or 8 percent of those enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, classified as having mental retardation, emotional disturbances or a specific learning disability.

Parker principal Todd Sumner says that many of his students also have learning issues — one - third have diagnosed learning differences and another 10 to 15 percent have disabilities.

The Targeting the 2 Percent project has developed two series of resources to develop educators» instructional effectiveness with students with learning disabilities and difficulties.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 8 percent of women of childbearing age in America already have mercury in their bodies at levels high enough to put their babies at risk of birth defects, loss of IQ, learning disabilities and developmental problems.

About 20 to 30 percent of children with ADHD also have a learning disability such as a reading disorder called dyslexia, or disabilities that involve writing, spelling, or arithmetic.

«For more than 40 years we have pioneered the way for CENTURY 21 real estate entrepreneurs to thrive, inspiring them to give 121 percent to their clients, and Easterseals has done much the same for people with disabilities so that they can live, learn, work and play in communities across North America,» says Nick Bailey, president and CEO of Century 21 Real Estate LLC.