CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The word ‘dyslexia’ is derived from the Latin word ‘dys’, which translates to ‘difficult’, and the Greek word ‘lexia’, which translates to ‘words’; it literally means, “difficulty with words”. The first known case of dyslexia was diagnosed in 1896 Sussex, England by P.W.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word dyslexia is derived from the Greek “dys” (meaning poor or inadequate) and “lexis” (words or language). Dyslexia is a learning disability characterized by problems in expressive or receptive, oral or written language.

Detailed explanation-3: -’Dyslexia’ was coined by Kussmaul’s contemporary, Rudolph Berlin, an ophthalmologist and academic, bringing the term in line with other common diagnoses of the time: alexia and paralexia (Berlin, 1883). These implied a physical disease of the brain, in which reading ability, in particular, was affected (Wagner, 1973).

Detailed explanation-4: -English dyslexia consists of a “phonological disorder”, which means that dyslexic English speakers have trouble detecting or manipulating the sound structure of oral language. This leads to problems in mapping sounds onto letters.

Detailed explanation-5: -A study by the University of Toronto, shows that the Ancient Greek language can help cure dyslexia, because it activates many parts of the brain, compared to other languages.