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What Is Dyslexia?
'Dyslexia' comes from a Greek word and it means 'difficulty with words'. Dyslexia affects reading, spelling, writing, memory and concentration, and sometimes maths, music, foreign languages and self-organisation. Some people call dyslexia 'a specific learning difficulty'. Dyslexia tends to run in families. Dyslexia continues throughout life. 10% of the population is dyslexic, 4% being severely dyslexic. Dyslexia people may have creative, artistic, practical skills. They can develop strategies for their areas of difficulty
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What can we do about dyslexia?
- Recognise the signs early. Use multi-sensory teaching and strategies - See it, say it, hear it, write it.
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How does it feel?
- Most Dyslexics have problems with reading, writing and short-term memory; a combination of all or some and in varying degrees. Until recently children who struggled with these conditions were often labelled slow, lazy or disruptive. Many suffer from lack of self esteem, confidence and become humiliated and frustrated because they are normally bright, quick and gifted individuals who cannot seem to work in the written and reading world at the same pace as their other classmates. We need to support them, to build their confidence & self esteem.
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Poems on how it feels
- Taken from The Dyslexia Institutes book "As I See It" 1990 .
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Famous Dyslexics
- There are many famous dyslexics including entreprenuers, politicians and sports people.
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Detailed Description
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Advantages of Dyslexia?
- WHAT CAN DYSLEXIC AND ADD PEOPLE DO better than others ? Strengths of Creative Thinkers *
