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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLegasthenie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: le-gas-the-nee
"Legasthenie erschwert das Erlernen des Lesens und Schreibens."
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A general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.
"She was diagnosed with dyslexia at an early age, but specialized tutoring helped her succeed academically." - 2
Neurologically based impairment of the ability to read and spell properly.
"The school implemented new software designed to assist students struggling with dyslexia."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek prefix 'dys-' meaning 'bad' or 'difficult' combined with 'lexis' meaning 'speech' or 'word', coined in the late 19th century. The medical term was introduced in 1887 by German ophthalmologist Rudolf Berlin to describe a specific reading disability despite normal intelligence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dyslexia" is said worldwide
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dyslexie
Transliteration: dis-lek-see
"La dyslexie est un trouble de l'apprentissage qui affecte la lecture."
Legasthenie
Transliteration: le-gas-the-nee
"Legasthenie erschwert das Erlernen des Lesens und Schreibens."
dislessia
Transliteration: dis-les-si-a
"La dislessia non influisce sull'intelligenza generale del bambino."
dislexia
Transliteration: dis-lek-si-a
"La dislexia es una condición que dificulta la lectura fluida."
dislexia
Transliteration: diz-lek-si-a
"A dislexia é um transtorno de aprendizagem que afeta a leitura e a escrita."
डिस्लेसिया
Transliteration: dislesiya
"डिस्लेसिया एक पठन विकार है जो बच्चों को प्रभावित करता है।"
诵读困难
Transliteration: sòng dú kùn nan
"诵读困难是一种常见的学习障碍。"
난독증
Transliteration: nandokjeung
"난독증을 가진 아이들은 읽기 연습에 특별한 도움이 필요합니다."
ディスレクシア
Transliteration: disurekushia
"ディスレクシアは文字の読み書きに困難を伴う障害です。"
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