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A language-based disability in which a person has trouble understanding written words. It may also be referred to as reading disability or reading disorder. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulty in learning to read in spite of average or above average intelligence and regular exposure to reading instruction. Often children with dyslexia show accompanying difficulties in areas of speed of processing, short term memory, organization, sequencing, and spoken language and motor skills. They typically have trouble making the connection between the sound and the corresponding letter and difficulty blending those sounds to form words. If it takes too long to sound out the word, then the child will have a hard time reading through sentences and understanding them. A child with dyslexia often forgets the word and its meaning in the larger context of the sentence or paragraph.