Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
8 results found in Learning Disability.
- Decoding (Word Decoding, Phonetic Decoding)
- The process of translating written symbols (letters or graphemes) into their corresponding sounds (phonemes) to recognize and read words. Decoding is a foundational reading skill described in the Simp…
- Learning Disability (Specific Learning Disability, Learning Disorder)
- A neurological condition that affects the brain's ability to receive, process, store, respond to, or communicate information. Learning disabilities include dyslexia (reading), dyscalculia (mathematics…
- Makaton
- A language programme that uses a combination of speech, signs (borrowed from British Sign Language), and graphic symbols to support communication for people who have difficulty with spoken language. U…
- Mixed Dyslexia
- A subtype of dyslexia that combines features of both surface and phonological dyslexia, typically presenting as discourse-related difficulties including fixation issues and problems recognizing punctu…
- Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping (Phoneme-Grapheme Correspondence, Alphabetic Principle)
- The relationship between speech sounds (phonemes) and their written representations (graphemes), which is foundational to reading in alphabetic writing systems. Mastering phoneme-grapheme mapping — th…
- Phonological Dyslexia
- A subtype of dyslexia characterized by difficulty with sound-based word decoding, including problems with orthographically similar words (e.g., confusing "addition" and "audition"), number and letter …
- Reading Disability (Reading Difficulty, Reading Disorder)
- A condition that impacts a person's ability to read and develop literacy skills. Reading disabilities encompass a wide range of conditions including dyslexia, alexia, and difficulties arising from int…
- Surface Dyslexia
- A subtype of dyslexia characterized by difficulty with whole-word recognition and irregular word reading, often resulting in confusion with homophonic or pseudo-homophonic words (such as "weather" and…