How do other language learning disabilities differ from dyslexia?
Children with dyslexia often have solid reading comprehension once they learn to read, unless the decoding effort is so cumbersome that there is no energy left to extract meaning. On the other hand, children with a general reading disability may struggle with many aspects of reading, including reading comprehension. Children with dyslexia typically have difficulty with handwriting and spelling, but their written content is often solid. Conversely, children with a language-based learning disability in written expression may labor to put their ideas into writing, and their writing is often characterized by disorganization, minimal content, simple or repetitive syntax, and grammatical errors. Children with learning disabilities based upon language processing deficits often struggle with the higher-level language forms encountered in literature or advanced academic texts. This is particularly true if there is a history of early speech-language delays. These texts contain more complex synta
