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dyslexia
[ dis-lek-see-uh ]
noun
- any of various reading disorders associated with difficulty decoding written language and integrating auditory and visual information, such as the association of phonemes with letter combinations in spelling.
dyslexia
/ dɪsˈlɛktɪk; dɪsˈlɛksɪə /
noun
- a developmental disorder which can cause learning difficulty in one or more of the areas of reading, writing, and numeracy Nontechnical nameword blindness
dyslexia
/ dĭs-lĕk′sē-ə /
- A learning disability marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.
dyslexia
- Difficulty in reading when experienced by persons with normal vision and normal or above-normal intelligence. A common example of dyslexia is reading words with the letters in reverse order, as in fyl for fly .
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Derived Forms
- dysˈlexic, adjective
- dyslectic, adjectivenoun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dyslexia1
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Example Sentences
If your boss has a processing condition such as dyslexia or dysgraphia, a larger monitor probably won’t help.
Although she was “always making up stories” in her head, StVil didn’t think she could be a writer, because, as someone with dyslexia, she had trouble with spelling and some aspects of reading.
Eli’s mom, Alice Stuart, contacted the school in January to launch the process to formally evaluate her child for dyslexia and dyscalculia, a math learning disability.
Their math teacher suggested testing for dyslexia, a learning disability that affects reading.
ADHD, the autism spectrum, dyslexia and more fall under the scope of neurodiversity, and many companies are incorporating bias training around neurodiversity to be more accommodating to employees with these differences.
There is no consensus as to where the cut-off point should be for diagnosing dyslexia.
The origins of the term dyslexia can be traced back to late nineteenth century Europe.
Helpful Bystander (HB): Have you ever thought that maybe he has dyslexia?
Nowadays, the proportion deemed to have dyslexia is anything from 4% to 20% of the population.
The Dyslexia Debate, authored by Julian Elliott and Elena Grigorenko, is published by Cambridge University Press (2014).
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