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Dyslexia, Margaret Grigorenko

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Dyslexia describes a difficulty in learning to read, write and/or spell. The term comes from the Greek word ‘dys-‘ which means difficulty with and ‘-lexia’ which means words or language. Dyslexia is an umbrella term that refers to a range of disorders which may be mild to severe, rather than a specific, narrowly defined problem. Dyslexia affects a person’s ability to process information that is presented in written language. It may affect the way a person receives, remembers, retrieves or structures information as well as the speed at which they process the information. Dyslexia, therefore, impacts reading, writing, spelling, and …