The document categorizes and describes different types of exceptional learners: 1) It identifies seven categories of exceptional learners - learning disabilities, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, speech and communication disorders, emotional/conduct behaviors, autism, mental retardation, physical and health impairments. 2) It provides brief descriptions of each category's specific cognitive, academic, or physical challenges. 3) The final category is giftedness, referring to learners with significantly high cognitive development.

1. Facilitating Learning: A Metacognitive Process Module 6 – Learners with Exceptionalities 1
Assessment Task/s
Specific Cognitive or
Academic Difficulties
Physical Abilities and
Health Impairments Giftedness
Categories of Exceptional Learners
Learning Disabilities
Involve difficulties in specific
cognitive processes
Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
 Difficulty in focus
 Recurrent hyperactive
and impulsive behavior
Speech and
Communication Disorder
Difficulty in spoken language
Emotional/Conduct
Behaviors
Autism
Different levels of impaired
social interaction and
communication.
Mental Retardation
Sub-average intelligence
and deficits in adaptive
behavior
Emotional/Conduct
Disorders
Presence ofemotional states like
depression and aggression
Physical and health
Impairments
 Limited energy and
strength,
 Reduced mental alertness
 Little muscle control
Severe and Multiple
Disabilities
Presence of two or more
different types of
disabilities
Sensory Impairments
Visual Impairment
Malfunction of the eyes
Hearing Impairment
Malfunction of the ear or
auditory nerves
Significantly high level of
cognitive development
1. By means of a graphic organizer, present the basic categories of exceptional learners and describe each category briefly.
Source :
Corpuz, Brenda B., et.al. (2014). Facilitating Learning: A Metacognitive Process. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, Inc., pp. 73-75.