Category Archives: Dyscalculia Overview

Understanding slow learners

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Some children progress through school more slowly than their peers, despite having no diagnosed intellectual or specific learning disabilities. This pattern of general academic delay is often referred to as slow learning disorder (sld)—a descriptive term, not a medical diagnosis.

What is slow learning? Children with sld typically have iq scores in the low-average range (70-85) and struggle across subjects like reading, writing, and math.

Unlike children with dyslexia or dyscalculia, slow learners show widespread difficulty with abstract thinking, memory, attention, and following instructions. They often require more time and repetition to grasp and retain new concepts.

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Dyslexia with Numbers? Take This Research Based Test

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Dyscalculia and Dyslexia: Overlap and Key Differences

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When a child struggles with reading or math, parents are often left asking: Is it dyslexia? Is it dyscalculia? Or both? In fact, many wonder whether dyscalculia is simply “math dyslexia.”

The truth is that dyslexia and dyscalculia are different learning disabilities, each with its own causes, symptoms, and challenges. At the same time, they share certain overlaps and often occur together. Understanding both their similarities and their differences is the first step to finding the right support.

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