Learning disabilities are not cured and do not go away, but individuals can learn to compensate for and even overcome areas of weakness. Dyslexia , perhaps the most commonly known, is primarily used to describe difficulty with language processing and its impact on reading, writing, and spelling. Dysgraphia involves difficulty with writing. Problems might be seen in the actual motor patterns used in writing. Also characteristic are difficulties with spelling and the formulation of written composition.
Dyscalculia involves difficulty with math skills and impacts math computation.
Memory of math facts, concepts of time, money, and musical concepts can also be impacted. It involves being able to perceive the differences between speech sounds, and to sequence these sounds into meaningful words. Visual Perception is critical to the reading and writing processes as it addresses the ability to notice important details and assign meaning to what is seen. Currently more than 2.8 million school-aged children receive special education services as students with learning disabilities. This percentage does not take into consideration the tens of thousands of students who attend private and religious schools, many of which currently offer little or nothing by way of support.