dyslexia

(noun)

A learning disability characterized by trouble reading despite normal intelligence. Also known as reading disorder.

Related Terms

  • dyscalculia
  • dysgraphia

Examples of dyslexia in the following topics:

  • Specific Learning Disorder

    • Types of learning disorders include difficulties in reading (dyslexia), mathematics (dyscalculia), and writing (dysgraphia).
    • Dyslexia, sometimes called reading disorder, is the most common learning disability; of all students with specific learning disabilities, 70%–80% have deficits in reading.
    • The term "developmental dyslexia" is often used as a catch-all term, but researchers assert that dyslexia is just one of several types of reading disabilities.
  • Learning Disabilities and Special Education

    • Dyslexia is characterized by difficulty with learning to read or write fluently and with accurate comprehension, despite normal intelligence.
    • Dyslexia is the most recognized of reading disorders; however not all reading disorders are linked to dyslexia.
  • Genetic Basis of Intelligence and Learning

    • Approaches in cognitive genomics have been used to investigate the genetic causes for many learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, and neural disorders such as Down syndrome, autism, and Alzheimer's disease.
  • Genetic and Environmental Impacts on Intelligence

    • Genetic causes for many learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, and neural disorders, such as Down syndrome, autism, and Alzheimer's disease have been investigated by the field of cognitive genomics, the study of genes as they relate to human cognition.
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