COGNITION AND LEARNING

Cognition and learning needs may encompass most of the curriculum, such as for pupils with MLD or SLD. However, cognition and learning needs may only impact on specific areas such as reading, writing, spelling and mental calculations. Cognition and learning needs generally account for difficulties in curriculum-related areas such as:

reading, writing and spelling

numerosity

comprehension

processing difficulties such as sequencing, inference, coherence and elaboration

working memory

short term verbal memory

other types of executivefunction difficulties