What is it? For purposes of the Dyslexia Training Program offered through the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, the term “dyslexia” is defined as a learning disorder in persons who are intelligent, who suffer from no other physical, emotional, psychological, or psychiatric conditions which act as an impediment to learning but who, nevertheless, are unable to learn to read, write, spell, and comprehend the language as expected from exposure to a normal classroom experience. Spoken Language People with dyslexia have problems with spoken language, even after they have been exposed to good language models in their homes and good language instruction in school.