Learning Disabilities and Reading

A learning disability is a condition can result in a gap between ability and performance in the areas of reading, math, writing and speaking. This is primarily caused by difficulty processing text and not due to poor instruction, low intelligence, poor verbal skills, lack of stimulation in the home. Learning to read for comprehension requires that these students get additional experiences, practice and varied approaches to learning the foundations of phonological awareness and decoding words in context.
Learning disabilities affect about 5 percent of all school-age children in public schools in the United States. The majority of schoolchildren who receive special education services have deficits in reading, and dyslexia is the most common cause.
Most people with dyslexia are of average or above-average intelligence, but read at levels significantly lower than expected. Other types of learning disabilities include Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, and attention difficulties. Please see links in reading section of this blog for more information.