Learning Deficits:

You may have been told that your child has learning deficits. Usually this means that your child is functioning much below his classmates. This discrepancy (or difference) can be measured in terms of age or grade level, or a number score. All are ways of comparing your child to others at a similar point in life. The number (often a percentile or standard score) is a statistical measure comparing your child to the average child. The age and grade equivalents compare your child to others at their age or grade level. Discrepancies of this sort are seen in absolute terms, and can suggest to you that your child is functioning significantly below (or above) his peers.