ADHD         Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ARST          Arabic Reading Screening Test

ASD            Autism Spectrum Disorders

CLD              Cultural modification

DLD             Delayed Language Development

ELL                English language learning

IQ                   Intelligence Quotient

L1 learner      First language learner

L2 Learner     Second language learner

LD                  Learning Disability

MADST          Modified Arabic Dyslexia Screening Test

PA                 Phonologic awareness test

PTSD              Post-traumatic stress disorder

RAN               Rapid automatized naming

SMARTS      Specific, Measurable, Applicable, Realistic, Timely, and Supported by research.

SLD              Specific Learning Disability