DYSLEXIA CENTER

Dyslexia is the most common learning disability. Individuals with this medical condition have difficulty in the areas of language processing... Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge... Dyslexia is not a disease so there is no cure. It's a learning disability that includes difficulty in the use/processing of linguistic and symbolic codes, alphabetic letters representing speech sounds or number and quantities.

Also known as: dyslexia

Primary location: Clinton United States