The term used to describe 'reading disability' is:

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HTET PGT Official General Paper - 2017

Answer 1

Learning disability refers to a neurological disorder that causes cognitive impairment. Reading disability is part of learning disabilities.

Dyslexia is associated with the 'Reading disability' as it refers to a difficulty in Reading, Writing, and Spelling.

Key Points

Dyslexia is the most common learning disability(Reading disorder) which makes learners:

Hence, it could be concluded that the term used to describe 'reading disability' is Dyslexia.

Additional Information

Other Disabilities in Brief:

Dysgraphia	It is a deficiency that affects the ability to write coherently.
Dyscalculia	It is a disability that affects learner's ability to perform mathematical calculations.
Dysphasia	A language disorder that affects communication skills and comprehension abilities.
Dyspraxia	It is a motor disorder that affects the coordination of the tongue and lips to produce sounds.
Aphasia	An impairment of language that affects the ability to communicate.
Dysarthria	A neurological disorder that leads to imprecise speech.
Dystopia	An imagined world in which people lead wretched and fearful life.
Stuttering	A speech disorder that affects the flow of the speech by repeating the same word again and again.