There are many kinds of learning disabilities that affect young people. The different learning disabilities can affect listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning (how you think), or math skills. Even though these disabilities can sometimes happen along with other health problems, they are caused by a problem with the body’s central nervous system (which is made up of the brain and spinal cord).

Learning Disability	What it means
Dyslexia (Said like: dis-lek-see-uh) Learning tips for students with dyslexia.	Dyslexia makes it hard for people to understand the written word. It is the most common type of learning disability. People with dyslexia: May see words spaced wrong, so the phrase "The boy went outside" might look like "Th eboyw entouts ide." May spell words wrong, spelling them exactly how they sound. May see words all pushed together, without spaces.
Dyscalculia (Said like: dis-kal-kue-lee-uh)	Dyscalculia makes it hard for people to understand math.
Dysgraphia (Said like: dis-graf-ee-uh)	Dysgraphia makes it hard for people to form letters when they write.

Learning Disability

What it means

Dyslexia
(Said like: dis-lek-see-uh)

Learning tips for students with dyslexia.

Dyslexia makes it hard for people to understand the written word. It is the most common type of learning disability. People with dyslexia:

May see words spaced wrong, so the phrase "The boy went outside" might look like "Th eboyw entouts ide."
May spell words wrong, spelling them exactly how they sound.
May see words all pushed together, without spaces.

Dyscalculia
(Said like: dis-kal-kue-lee-uh)

Dyscalculia makes it hard for people to understand math.

Dysgraphia
(Said like: dis-graf-ee-uh)

Dysgraphia makes it hard for people to form letters when they write.