What is Dyslexia

What is Dyslexia

The word dyslexia comes from Greek – dys meaning difficulty and lex meaning speak, hence dyslexia refers to difficulty with words or languages.  

It is a learning disability that affects the way a child learns to read, write and spell. This often, in turn, shows up in the child’s inability to cope with school work.

Effects of Dyslexia

People with dyslexia can also have oral language difficulties, in spite of having been exposed to good language models in their homes and good language instruction in school. They   may have difficulties expressing themselves clearly, or to fully understand what others mean when they speak. Such problems are often difficult to recognize, but they can lead to major problems in school, in the workplace, and in relating to other people. The effects of dyslexia reach well beyond the classroom. 

Signs of the problem

Most people associate dyslexia with mirror writing - that is writing letters in reversal e.g writing b as d. This however is just one sign and does not occur in all cases. Other problems experienced by dyslexics include:

1	Difficulty learning to speak
2	Poor reading ability, despite exposure to books at a younger age
3	Poor handwriting
4	Problems copying, from the board  or book
5	Uncertain of left and right
6	This is 'HELLO' for '0773H'. What is your thought?
7	Weak working memory. Difficulty remembering telephone numbers, lists of instructions and taking notes in class
8	Lots of misspellings, even of common words, eg  'blue' for 'bule',  'does' for  'dose', 'god' for 'dog', 'b' for 'd', 'p' for 'q'

Not all those who have difficulties with these skills are dyslexic. A formal psychological testing is the only way to confirm a diagnosis of suspected dyslexia.

Dyslexia Children

1	Dyslexia Child has difficulty in learning to read
2	Letter and number reversals are a common warning sign of dyslexia
3	Dyslexia can be related to hereditary, hormonal influences, brain injury
4	Ideally, the treatment of dyslexia involves planning between the parents and the teachers
5	Diagnosis of dyslexia involves reviewing the child's processing of information from seeing, hearing, and participating in activities.

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Dyslexia and Perception

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Dyslexia and Giftedness.

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What is dyslexia? - Kelli Sandman-Hurley

Dyslexia affects up to 1 in 5 people, but the experience of dyslexia isn't always the same. This difficulty in processing language exists along a spectrum -- one that doesn't necessarily fit with labels like "normal" and "defective." 

Kelli Sandman-Hurley urges us to think again about dyslexic brain function and to celebrate the neurodiversity of the human brain.

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