It creates difficulty for a person in processing sounds in language when reading and spelling
dyslexia affects both boys and girls. It can vary in degree of severity and can be found in successive generations of a family.
Studies suggest that one out of five people may have dyslexia. It is manifested in difficulties with receptive and expressive language.
Dyslexia is not related to a person’s intellectual or creative abilities, in fact, many people with dyslexia have above average intelligence.
Dyslexia is a common learning difference that can be overcome with timely remediation through tutoring. Dyslexia is not curable, but coping mechanisms can be taught to enable success.
Those who struggle with language because of dyslexia may experience frustration, low self-esteem, and lack of motivation when dealing with language tasks.
Difficulty learning letters and their sounds, difficulty in spelling phonetically, difficulty learning letters and their sounds, difficulty separating sounds in words and blending sounds to make words.
Reading below grade level, reading slowly with many inaccuracies and word substitutions, avoiding reading and writing tasks, avoiding reading aloud.
Difficulty learning a foreign language, difficulty memorizing number facts and doing math operations, difficulty learning new vocabulary, confusing small words: example “at” for “to”, “does” for “goes”
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