Impaired processing of linguistic information that adversely affects a student's educational performance. Which term best matches this description?

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Processing linguistic information means understanding and using language effectively. When this processing is impaired, a student’s learning can be disrupted because much of classroom instruction relies on language, both receptive and expressive. A language disorder describes persistent difficulties with the structure, meaning, and use of language that aren’t explained by hearing issues alone. It can affect listening, speaking, reading, and writing, even when hearing is normal.

Hearing loss and Deafness are about the ear’s ability to detect sounds, which can interfere with acquiring language but aren’t, by themselves, about linguistic processing deficits. Auditory processing disorder involves difficulty interpreting auditory signals, especially in noisy settings, but the core issue is more about decoding sounds rather than language structure and use. So the description best fits a Language Disorder.