Specific Learning Difficulties - Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dyspraxia
Specific learning difficulties can affect how children learn and process information.
Dyslexia affects approximately 1 in 10 people and can make reading, spelling, and writing more challenging. Children with dyslexia may also experience difficulties with sequencing, telling the time, organisation, and memory.
Dyscalculia affects around 1 in 20 people and impacts a child's understanding of numbers and mathematical concepts. Children with dyscalculia may find concepts such as place value, money, time, sequencing, and comparing quantities (for example, more and less) particularly challenging.
Dyspraxia, also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), affects motor coordination and movement. Children with dyspraxia may have difficulties with skills such as handwriting, posture, balance, coordination, and participating in physical activities.
The organisations and resources linked here provide further information about identifying, understanding, and supporting children and young people with specific learning difficulties.
