What is dyslexia? - Kelli Sandman-Hurley

Important Vocabulary Words From The Video

phonological

Phonological is a word that refers to the way that words are pronounced. This includes the way that letters are pronounced, the sounds that are made, and the rules that are used to make these sounds.

  • Phonological rules are important for word pronunciation.
  • Phonological rules can change from one language to another.
phonetically

Phonetically means that the words are pronounced the way they are spelled. This is different from dialectally, which means that the words are pronounced in a particular way that is different from the way that they are spelled.

  • The word is pronounced phonetically, which is different from how it is spelled.
inventive

Inventive means creative. When someone is described as being inventive, it means that they are very creative and able to come up with new ideas.

  • She is very inventive, and she often comes up with new ideas for her art.
  • The inventor has filed a patent for his new invention.
hemispheres

The hemispheres are the two halves of the brain. The left hemisphere is responsible for things like logic and reasoning, while the right hemisphere is responsible for things like emotion and creativity.

  • The left hemisphere is more dominant in people who are righthanded.
  • The left hemisphere is more active in people who are rightbrained.
lobe

When you lobe something, you take it off of sale. This is usually done to make room for newer, more popular items.

  • The store was having a sale, and they were loaningitems out so that they could have more room on the shelves.
  • The library was loaning out books, so people could read them without having to buy them.
glitch

A glitch is a problem with the system, usually one that causes a lot of inconvenience for people.

  • The website was experiencing a lot of glitches, which was causing a lot of problems for the users.
  • The computer crashed due to a glitch in the software.
locates

To locate something is to find it. You might locate someone or something by their name, by their address, or by some other means.

  • He located the student by their name in the directory.
  • The company is trying to locate the stolen goods.
  • They were unable to locate the cat in the dark.