Terms Related to Dyslexia

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Difficulty processing sounds into words. Results from difficulty remembering sounds and manipulating/ blending them into words

Dyslexia resulting from trauma, injury or disease to the parts of the brain that control reading and writing.

The ability to smoothly articulate sounds for meaningful words and sentences.

The smallest units of speech sound that can convey a unique meaning.

A condition in which a person can identify letters correctly, but the letters jump between words on the page. like bong would be read as bike long.

Difficulty writing, or very messy writing, that is often illegible and incomprehensible, caused in part by weak fine motor skills and difficulty memorizing sequences.

Extreme difficulty reading caused by a hereditary, brain based, phonologic disability.

Difficulty processing words into sounds.