Children with Developmental Challenges

Children With Developmental Challenges 3(2+1)

Lesson 29 : Children with Specific Learning Disabilities

Specific Learning Disabilities

Types of Specific Learning Difficulties in children include the following

• Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin and must be differentiated from emotional, attitudinal and other causes. It is characterized by difficulty in reading, poor spelling and decoding abilities.


• Dysgraphia, a neurological based writing disability where a person finds it hard to form letters or write within a defined space.


• Dyscalculia is a mathematical disability in which a person has unusual difficulty solving arithmetic problems and grasping mathematical concepts.


• Dysprexia: is a motor disability in which a person finds it hard to perform motor activities required more coordination and precision

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin.

1. Reading
2. Dysgraphia
3. Dyscalculia
4. Dyspraxia