Meredith, who is 6 years old, has a lot of difficulty in reading. When asked to read aloud, she is very slow and often leaves out words. She reads letters and words in a reversed manner. When she is reading letters, she reads them incorrectly, for example the letter "b" looks like "d" and "m" becomes "n." Meredith may be suffering from
A) stuttering.
B) cluttering.
C) expressive language disorder.
D) dyslexia.

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Meredith's difficulty in reading, including the reversal of letters and slow, inaccurate reading, are common symptoms of dyslexia. Stuttering and cluttering both involve problems with speech production, while expressive language disorder is characterized by difficulty with language (speaking, writing, or understanding) rather than specifically reading.

Meredith, Who Is 6 Years Old, Has a Lot of Difficulty