LD Blog

Although there are good reasons to be concerned about literacy skills among students with Learning Disabilities, some students with LD do not have reading problems. The Mayo clinic has a news release about a study that examined problems in mathematics learning.

In the current study, Mayo Clinic researchers used different definitions of Math LD, analyzed school records of boys and girls enrolled in public and private schools in Rochester, Minn., and examined information from the students’ medical records. They also looked at the extent to which Math LD occurs as an isolated learning disorder versus the extent to which it occurs simultaneously with Reading LD. This study is the first to measure the incidence — the occurrence of new cases — of Math LD by applying consistent criteria to a specific population over a long time. By considering the coexistence of Math LD and Reading LD across the students’ entire educational experience (i.e., from grades K-12), the research presents a more comprehensive description of this association.

Link to the PubMed abstract for the study. Link to the news release.