Dyslexia is defined as a language-based disability in which a person has trouble understanding written words. It may also be referred to as reading disability or reading disorder. Dyslexia is a life long condition and with help students learn to read and write well. Students with dyslexia usually receive early intervention and have extra help from teachers, tutors and outside therapist who all work together to support the student. Some academic accommodations and modifications that help students with dyslexia succeed are: extra time to complete a task, help taking notes, assignments that ate modified, taped test or alternative means of assessment books on tape, use of text reading computer programs and writing on computers.
Dyslexia at a Glance
The effects of dyslexia is different for everyone and changes person to person. People with dyslexia can have difficulty with word recognition, reading fluency, spelling, and writing. People with dyslexia can also have trouble speaking and find it difficult to express themselves clearly, or to fully comprehend others when they speak. Here are some warning signs by age of dyslexia.
Young Children Trouble With:
- Dyslexia is the name for specific learning disabilities in reading.
- Dyslexia is often characterized by difficulties with accurate word recognition, decoding and spelling.
- Dyslexia may cause problems with reading comprehension and slow down vocabulary growth.
- Dyslexia may result in poor reading fluency and reading out loud.
- Dyslexia is neurological and often genetic.
- Dyslexia is not the result of poor instruction.
- With the proper support, almost all people with dyslexia can become good readers and writers
The effects of dyslexia is different for everyone and changes person to person. People with dyslexia can have difficulty with word recognition, reading fluency, spelling, and writing. People with dyslexia can also have trouble speaking and find it difficult to express themselves clearly, or to fully comprehend others when they speak. Here are some warning signs by age of dyslexia.
Young Children Trouble With:
- Recognizing letters, matching letters to sounds and blending sounds into speech
- Pronouncing words, for example saying “mawn lower” instead of “lawn mower”
- Learning and correctly using new vocabulary words
- Learning the alphabet, numbers, and days of the week or similar common word sequences
- Rhyming
- Mastering the rules of spelling
- Remembering facts and numbers
- Handwriting or with gripping a pencil
- Learning and understanding new skills; instead, relying heavily on memorization
- Reading and spelling, such as reversing letters (d, b) or moving letters around (left, felt)
- Following a sequence of directions
- Trouble with word problems in math
- Reading at the expected level
- Understanding non-literal language, such as idioms, jokes, or proverbs
- Reading aloud
- Organizing and managing time
- Trouble summarizing a story
- Learning a foreign language
- Memorizing
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Dyslexia is a life-long condition. While there is no cure for dyslexia there are accommodations and interventions that are used to support the learning and increase strengths for people with dyslexia. Early identification and treatment is the key to helping dyslexics achieve in school and in life. Students should seek help from teachers, tutors, therapist who often work to together in the best interest of the student. Academic accommodations and modifications can be made to help the student succeed.
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