Dyslexiaisaspecificlearningdisabilityinreading.Peoplewithdyslexiahavetroublereadingaccuratelyandfluently.Theymayalsohavetroublewithreadingcomprehension,spellingandwriting.Source:www.understood.org
1. Mispronouncingfamiliarwords2. Doesn'trecognizerhymingpatternslikecat,bat,rat3. Afamilyhistoryofreadingandorspellingdifficulties4. Cannotsoundoutsimplewordslikecat,map,tap5. Complainsabouthowhardreadingis6. Inabilitytosoundoutwords7. Avoidsreadingoutloud8. Pauses,hesitates,and/oruseslotsof”um’s"when
speaking9. Seemstoneedextratimetorespondtoquestions10. Difficultyrememberingdates,names,telephone
numbers,andrandomlists11. Messyhandwriting12. Suffersextremefatiguewhenreading13. Strugglestofinishtestsontime14. Poorspelling
Afulllistcanbefoundatwww.dyslexia.yale.edu
1.Curiosity2.Largervocabularythantypicalforage3.Talentforbuildingandcreating4.Abstractthinkingskills5.Learningthroughmeaningratherthanmemorization6.Highlyarticulatewhenexpressingideas7.Exceptionalwarmthandempathy8.Thinksoutsidethebox9.Seethe“bigpicture”10.Noticeablyresilientandabletoadapt11.CreativityAfulllistcanbefoundatwww.dyslexia.yale.edu
Myth#1:it'saboything.Boyswithdyslexiaaremorefrequentlyidentifiedinschools.Dyslexiaaffectsbothgendersinnearlyequalnumbers.Myth#2:peoplewithdyslexiareadbackwards,that'sall.Dyslexiamakesitchallengingtobreakdownwords.Reversinglettersisn'talwaysasignofdyslexia.Peoplewithdyslexiamayhavetroublewithanumberofskillsincludingwriting,spelling,speakingandsocializing.Myth#3:peoplewithdyslexiajustneedtotryharder.Thebrainfunctionsdifferentlyinpeoplewithdyslexia.Sometraditionalreadingandlanguageinstructionmaynotworkforthem.Myth#4:dyslexiaisasignoflowIQ.Dyslexiaisnotasignoflowintelligence.Itoccursinchildrenofallbackgroundsandintelligencelevels.Myth#5:dyslexiaiscurable.Dyslexiaisabrain-basedconditionandalifelongchallenge.Earlyintervention&classroomaccommodationscanhaveasignificantimpactonreadingabilityandacademicachievement.
Informationfoundatwww.understood.org-5CommonMythsaboutDyslexiabyEmilyLapkin
OvercomingDyslexia:SallyShaywitz,M.D.
TheDyslexiaEmpowermentPlan:BenFoss,MD
Wright’sLaw:PeterW.D.WrightPamelaDarrWright
TheDyslexicAdvantage:BrockL.EideM.D.M.A.
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