Five-year-old Chelsea is having difficulty with Dr. Suess rhymes and understanding the difference when her mother says "ran" and "ram." She might be at risk for
A) stuttering.
B) alexia.
C) dyslexia.
D) agraphia.

Question

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Chelsea's difficulty with rhyming and distinguishing between similar-sounding words suggests a potential issue with phonological awareness, which is a hallmark characteristic of dyslexia. Stuttering (A) relates more to disruptions in the flow of speech, rather than difficulty with rhyming and word differentiation. Alexia (B) and agraphia (D) both involve difficulties with reading and writing, respectively, but atypical development in these areas is unlikely to present as difficulty with rhyming and differentiating between spoken words.

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