Hyperlexia was initially identified by Silberberg and Silberberg (1967), who defined it as the precocious ability to read words without prior training in learning to read typically before the age of 5. They indicated that children with hyperlexia have a significantly higher word decoding ability than their reading comprehension levels. Hyperlexic ...
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The precocious ability to read at an early age, coupled with having significant trouble with the spoken word.
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Mechanical reading skills developed in excess of comprehension and verbal expression skills.
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In retarded children, the presence of relatively advanced reading ability. ... Origin: hyper-+ G. Lexis, word, phrase ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hī-pĕr-lek′sē-ă Definitions: 1. Enhanced reading skill; used to describe the trait in patients with various developmental disorders.
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Hyperlexia: The presence of advanced ability to read compared to the ability to understand spoken language. Children with hyperlexia have a precocious ability to read words, far above what would be expected at their chronological age or an intense fascination with letters or numbers; significant difficulty in understanding verbal language; and abno...
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Condition in which the main characteristics are an above normal ability to read accompanied with a below normal ability to understand spoken language.
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