Review

What is Dyslexia?

What age does it tend to be noticed?

Is it hereditary?

Answers

1. A general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.

2. Age 5/Elementary School3. No

“If I wasn’t dyslexic, I probably wouldn’t have

won the Games. If I had been a better reader,

then that would have come easily [and] sports

would have come easily. And I never would

have realized that the way you get ahead in life

is hard work” (Caitlyn Jenner ESPN).

- Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete

What is the disability or issue?

Definition: A general term for disorders that involve difficulty

in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other

symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.

*Means “difficulty with words” in Greek

Website:https://www.understood.org/en/tools/through-your-childs-

eyes#cs8AE75781B8274405BBFDCA7D711FF4B9

Facts and Statistics

1. Dyslexia is not the result of neurological damage, but the

product of neurological development

2. People tend to have a unique mindset that is often gifted

and productive but learns differently than other minds.

3. 74% of children with dyslexia who are not diagnosed by

the 2nd grade remain so into adulthood.

4. Dyslexia is the most common learning disability

More Facts and Statistics

5. Children don’t outgrow dyslexia, most just learn to

compensate.

6. Dyslexia commonly runs in families.

7. Dyslexics do best when directions are two steps or

fewer. They often get confused and frustrated with a long list

of “to dos” or directions.

8. Tends not to be a vision problem.

Symptoms

- Show as early as the age of 4, but is not officially

diagnosed until the age of 9.

- Writing: trouble writing, hard to read their handwriting.

- Reading: difficulty pronouncing unknown words, can’t

associate sounds with letters.

- Eyes: has trouble reading

Speech: difficulty putting thoughts into words

Math: trouble with algebra/more difficult math, and

reading time.

Memory: good long term memory, poor memory

with math problems, difficulty remembering

dates/names/telephone numbers/random lists.

Struggles learning a foreign language.

Personality: unorganized, early or late

development.

How and when are they recognized?

- Difficulty Spelling or recognizing the alphabet when

younger

- Limited vocabulary

- Struggle to pronounce words correctly

- Can not organize or manage time efficiently

- Fails to read at expected grade level

- Usually recognized in primary or secondary school

How a Dyslexic may Read

How is Dyslexia diagnosed?

- Evaluation is the most accurate word for the diagnosis

process of Dyslexia.

- The word evaluation encompasses identification,

screening, testing, diagnosis, and all the other information

gathering involved when the student, his or her family,

and a team of professionals work together to determine

why the student is having difficulty and what can be done

to help.

What causes Dyslexia?

It is unsure what exactly causes Dyslexia but some probable

ideas are:

– Genes and Heredity: dyslexia might run in the family

– Brain Activity: The part of the brain responsible for

language may not function exactly as a normal person

Causes of Dyslexia (continued)

– Brain Anatomy: The planum temporale which is responsible

for language may not be the correct size, so it cannot work as

it should.

-While it cannot be prevented, if a child works on the skills to

read and write more when young, the may not have as much

trouble reading and writing.

How was it addressed in the past?

-They believed it was a visual processing deficiencies in

1800’s

- In mid 1900’s finally was not classified as a medical problem

Famous People

■ Albert Einstein

■ Thomas Edison

■ Winston Churchill

■ Benjamin Franklin

■ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

■ John Lennon

■ Dyslexia affects 20% of the U.S. population

Daily Life What a reading

issue may look like

for a child our age

Daily Life

Students score higher if given more time, or given the test orally.

When given a list of things to do they should get the steps in small increments instead of all at once to prevent frustration.

Does not influence life expectancy.

Leads a normal life, possibly with special accommodations for reading.

Example of their daily life: http://dyslexia-awareness.com/a_daily_life.html

Equipment/Resources Available

- Oral Exams - Longer time on tests- Websites to practice

reading and writing.

Review

What is Dyslexia?

What age does it tend to be noticed?

Is it hereditary?

Answers

1. A general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.

2. Age 5/Elementary School3. No

Quick Recap

Video on Dyslexia

- Neurodiversity: a concept where neurological differences

are to be recognized and respected as any other human

variation. The differences can include those labeled with

Dyslexia.

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International Dyslexia Association. “Testing and Evaluation.” International Dyslexia Association | ...until Everyone Can Read!,

WordPress, 2017, dyslexiaida.org/testing-and-evaluation/.

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www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/dyslexia-what-youre-seeing.