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What is the difference between a learning disability and a reading disability?

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Learning disability is a much broader term; reading disability is one form of a learning disability, there are, for example, also math disability and other types of disabilities. It is important to appreciate that of all the learning disabilities, reading disability is by far and away the most common, accounting for about 80%+ of all learning disabilities.

— Dr. Sally Shaywitz

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