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DYSLEXIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Educational Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dyslexic
1, record 1, English, dyslexic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... affected by dyslexia ... 2, record 1, English, - dyslexic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
dyslexic students 2, record 1, English, - dyslexic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie scolaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dyslexique
1, record 1, French, dyslexique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui est atteint de dyslexie. 2, record 1, French, - dyslexique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología cognitiva
- Psicología educacional
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- disléxico
1, record 1, Spanish, disl%C3%A9xico
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Que padece dislexia. 1, record 1, Spanish, - disl%C3%A9xico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-08-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- normal reader
1, record 2, English, normal%20reader
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A normal reader would be characterized as having a high level of decoding and linguistic comprehension ... In comparison, a dyslexic reader would be expected to exhibit poor decoding skills ... 2, record 2, English, - normal%20reader
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lecteur normal
1, record 2, French, lecteur%20normal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- normolecteur 2, record 2, French, normolecteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'étude du cerveau en situation de lecture, rendue possible grâce au développement des techniques d’imagerie fonctionnelle, montre que le fonctionnement du cerveau de l'adulte dyslexique est qualitativement différent de celui du sujet normolecteur. 3, record 2, French, - lecteur%20normal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme normolecteur est employé surtout dans des contextes relatifs aux troubles de l’acquisition de la lecture. 4, record 2, French, - lecteur%20normal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-03-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- compensated dyslexic
1, record 3, English, compensated%20dyslexic
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Moreover, if we went for a simple criterion such as "poor reading" or even "poor reading in relation to intelligence" there was the risk that we would miss "compensated" dyslexic (those who by the age of 10 were reading adequately) and pick up those who were poor readers because of lack of opportunity and not because they were dyslexic. 2, record 3, English, - compensated%20dyslexic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dyslexique compensé
1, record 3, French, dyslexique%20compens%C3%A9
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les "dyslexiques compensés" obtiennent d’aussi bons résultats que les non-dyslexiques sur des tests de précision des mots, parce qu’ils ont appris à décoder et à identifier les mots, de sorte qu’ils accèdent aux niveaux supérieurs du système linguistique. 1, record 3, French, - dyslexique%20compens%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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