Category FAQs Search : Special Needs Education
Question: How common are language-based learning disabilities?
Answer: 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability. Of the students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services, 70-80% have deficits in reading. Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties. Dyslexia affects males and females nearly equally as well as, people from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds nearly equally.
(Source: International Dyslexia Association, 09 Dec 2020)
Source Link: https://dyslexiaida.org/frequently-asked-questions-2/