The National Statistics On Learning Disabilities

The National Statistics On Learning Disabilities

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• 1 of 5 people in the U.S. has a learning disability.
  
• 2.9M school-aged children in the U.S. are classified as having a specific learning disability and receive special education support. Over 70,000 of these students are in the Kansas City metro area.
  
• 80% of students identified with a learning disability have a primary deficit in the area of reading.
  
• 2/3 of secondary students with learning disabilities are 3-grade levels behind in reading.

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