Which skill area is affected in the most common specific learning disability?
AReading and decoding
BWritten expression
CMathematics skills
DMotor coordination
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Reading and decoding
1. Specific learning disabilities are grouped by the skill affected: reading, writing or mathematics.
2. Reading difficulty is the most common of these.
3. Writing, mathematics and motor coordination problems are less common, so they are not the best answer.
_Source: Wikipedia, Learning disability, section By function impaired_
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