A teacher observes that Rani have difficulty in writing correct spellings, mixes uppercase and lower case letters and have trouble to form letters. What type of disability does she have?

A learning disability is a neurological condition that affects how a person receives, processes, stores, and responds to information. It leads to difficulties in reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, reasoning, or organizational skills, despite having average or above-average intelligence.

Key Points

• Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing abilities. It includes problems with spelling, poor handwriting, and trouble putting thoughts on paper.
• Common symptoms of dysgraphia include:
  • Illegible handwriting
  • Mixing uppercase and lowercase letters
  • Incorrect spelling despite knowing the word
  • Trouble with spatial organization on paper

Hint

• Dyscalculia: Affects a person’s ability to understand numbers and math-related concepts.
• Dystopia: Not a learning disability; refers to a fictional society that is undesirable or frightening.
• Dysphasia: A language disorder that affects speaking and understanding spoken language.

Hence, the correct answer is Dysgraphia, as Rani shows signs typical of this writing-related learning disability.