Over the past decade, there has been a rapidly declining trend in the prevalence of students with learning disabilities in South Korea. In 2019, only 1.5% of students receiving special education support were identified as having learning disabilities. This column reports on three current issues related to learning disabilities to provide a greater understanding of this declining trend in South Korea: (a) the ongoing debate on the definition of students with learning disabilities, (b) the continuing disagreement on the identification criteria for students with learning disabilities, and (c) the public’s limited understanding of learning disabilities. Suggestions for future directions are also discussed.

在过去的十年中，韩国学习障碍学生的普及率呈快速下降的趋势。在2019年，只有1.5％的接受特殊教育支持的学生被确定为有学习障碍。本专栏报告了与学习障碍有关的三个当前问题，以更好地理解韩国的这种下降趋势：（a）关于学习障碍学生的定义的持续辩论，（b）关于学习障碍的识别标准的持续分歧有学习障碍的学生；以及（c）公众对学习障碍的理解有限。还讨论了未来方向的建议。