dyslexia

«dyslexia» in Mova's school dictionary: a common difference in how the brain works with words… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (dyslexia, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Dyslexia is a common difference in how the brain works with words, which makes reading, spelling and sometimes writing harder, even for clever people. tree →

2) Someone who has dyslexia is described as dyslexic. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, pupils learn that dyslexia has nothing to do with being clever or lazy; many inventors, artists and business people are dyslexic. Helpful things include coloured overlays, clear fonts, extra time in tests, audiobooks and multi-sensory spelling. It is about one in ten people. Phrases: «have dyslexia», «be dyslexic», «dyslexia-friendly font», «support for dyslexia».

examples

• My friend has dyslexia, so she uses a coloured overlay to read. tree →
• Dyslexia makes spelling hard, but he is brilliant at maths. tree →
• Many famous artists and scientists have dyslexia. tree →
• The teacher printed the worksheet in a dyslexia-friendly font. tree →
• Dyslexic pupils can have extra time in tests. tree →
• Audiobooks help my cousin who has dyslexia enjoy stories. tree →

note

Uncountable: «dyslexia», not «a dyslexia». Adjective: «dyslexic». Myth: dyslexia is not «seeing letters backwards» only, and it is not caused by poor teaching or low intelligence. It is not an illness that you catch.

In the corpora

• Dyslexia is a lasting difficulty with reading and spelling; only a specialist can identify it, never from one mistake.
• Mixing up b and d is common up to about age seven and does not by itself mean dyslexia.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dyslexia» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.