Which learning difficulty is primarily associated with reading and decoding…

Concept

Specific learning difficulties are distinguished by the academic or motor process most directly affected. Decoding means converting written letters and letter patterns into speech sounds so that words can be recognized.

Application

The stem points specifically to reading and decoding. Dyslexia is the learning difficulty primarily associated with accurate or fluent word reading and decoding.

Contrast

• Dyscalculia primarily concerns number sense and mathematical operations.

• Dysgraphia primarily concerns handwriting and written expression.

• Dyspraxia primarily concerns motor planning and physical coordination.

• Dyslexia primarily concerns word reading, spelling, and decoding.

Therefore, the answer is Dyslexia.