{"id":12455,"date":"2019-01-18T07:05:57","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T07:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/?p=12455"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:18:40","slug":"six-dys-words-you-need-to-know-explained-simply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/six-dys-words-you-need-to-know-explained-simply\/","title":{"rendered":"Six DYS words you need to know explained simply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"\/When specialists start to throw terms at us that we don\u2019t understand, it adds to our stress. Not only do we have a child or student who is struggling to learn at school, now we have a whole series of new terms to decipher and remember.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Below are six terms starting with the prefix DYS you need to know…<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

To keep it simple the prefix DYS just means, a difficulty, with whatever \u2018root word\u2019 follows it.<\/span><\/p>\n \n\n

Once you know this, it makes it much easier to understand the whole word.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When specialists start to throw terms at us that we don\u2019t understand, it adds to our stress. Not only do we have a child or student who is struggling to learn at school, now we have a whole series of new terms to decipher and remember. Below are six terms...
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A neurological condition which makes it difficult for children to learn to read and spell in a formal school environment.<\/span><\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The inability to perform coordinated movements, especially speech with no apparent problem in the muscle or nerve. Dyspraxia can affect both fine and gross motor skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>

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The inability to perform the fine motor movements required for handwriting.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>

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A neurological condition which makes it difficult for children to learn mathematical concepts and functions in a formal school environment.\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>

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Stuttering.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>

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Impaired or abnormal functioning. \n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>