Specific Learning Disability

Category

Childhood Disorders

Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is a neuro-developmental disorder.

• Characterized by a disturbance in the normal pattern of skill acquisition.
• It affects 3-10% of children worldwide.
• Presented during early years of schooling
• These children’s performance is significantly below that expected (usually 2 classes below) based on their general capacity to learn.
• Impairments saw in Children with SLD

1. Slow/ inaccurate/effortful reading.

2. Difficulty understanding what has been read

3. Difficulty in spelling

4. Difficulty in written expression

5. Difficulty in mastering number sense, number facts, calculations

6. Difficulty with Math reasoning