What is Dyslexia
According to the International Dyslexia Association
· A specific learning disability that is neurological in origin.
· Characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities.
· A deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective
· A specific learning disability that is neurological in origin.
· Characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities.
· A deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction.
· May also impact reading comprehension and impede the growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.
Oral language
· Late learning to talk
· Difficulty pronouncing words
· Difficulty acquiring vocabulary or using age appropriate grammar
· Difficulty following directions
· Confusion with before/after, right/left, and so on
· Difficulty learning the alphabet, nursery rhymes, or songs
· Difficulty understanding concepts and relationships
· Difficulty with word retrieval or naming problems
Reading
Written Language
· Difficulty learning to read
· Difficulty identifying or generating rhyming words, or counting syllables in words (phonological awareness)
· Difficulty with hearing and manipulating sounds in words (phonemic awareness)
· Difficulty distinguishing different sounds in words(phonological processing)
· Difficulty in learning the sounds of
· Difficulty learning to read
· Difficulty identifying or generating rhyming words, or counting syllables in words (phonological awareness)
· Difficulty with hearing and manipulating sounds in words (phonemic awareness)
· Difficulty distinguishing different sounds in words(phonological processing)
· Difficulty in learning the sounds of letters (phonics)
· Difficulty remembering names and shapes of letters, or naming letters rapidly
· Transposing the order of letters when reading or spelling
· Misreading or omitting common short words
· “Stumbles” through longer words
· Poor reading comprehension during oral or silent reading, often because words are not accurately read
· Slow, laborious oral reading
Written Language
Other common symptoms that occur with dyslexia
Written Language
· Difficulty putting ideas on paper
· Many spelling mistakes
· May do well on weekly spelling tests, but may have spelling mistakes in daily work
· Difficulty proofreading
Other common symptoms that occur with dyslexia
Other common symptoms that occur with dyslexia
Other common symptoms that occur with dyslexia
· Difficulty naming colors, objects, and letters rapidly, in a sequence (RAN: Rapid Automatized Naming)
· Weak memory for lists, directions, or facts
· Needs to see or hear concepts many times to learn them
· Distracted by visual or auditory stimuli
· Downward trend in achievement test scores or school performance
· Inconsistent schoo
· Difficulty naming colors, objects, and letters rapidly, in a sequence (RAN: Rapid Automatized Naming)
· Weak memory for lists, directions, or facts
· Needs to see or hear concepts many times to learn them
· Distracted by visual or auditory stimuli
· Downward trend in achievement test scores or school performance
· Inconsistent school work
· Teacher says, “If only she would try harder,” or “He’s lazy.”
· Relatives may have similar problems