Dyslexia is a learning disability like a difficulty with written language, particularly with reading and spelling. It is separate from reading difficulties resulting from other causes, such as a non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, or from poor or inadequate reading instruction.
* Dyslexia with new students:
The new studies show that dyslexia results from differences in how the brain works with written and/or verbal language. Although dyslexia is the result of a neurological difference. Dyslexia occurs at all levels of intelligence; sub-average, average, above average, and highly gifted.
Dyslexia is often called a specific learning difficulty because it can exist in individuals who are otherwise of average or above average ability. Case histories are useful before assessment to ascertain any problems before, during and after birth. Dyslexia makes it difficult for a kid to read and remember what was read.
A problem occurs in the brain, but it doesn’t mean the person is dumb.
Sometimes the messages the brain is sending get jumbled up or confused. A kid who has dyslexia might get frustrated and find it hard to do schoolwork. But the good news is that dyslexia doesn’t need to keep a kid down.
* What Is Having Dyslexia Like?
A kid who has dyslexia might start out doing fine in school. But gradually, it can become a struggle, especially when reading becomes an important part of schoolwork. A teacher might say that the kid is smart, but doesn’t seem to be able to get the hang of reading. If a teacher or parent notices this, the best thing to do is to go to a specialist who can help fix what’s wrong.
A specialist in learning disabilities knows a lot about learning problems that kids have – and what to do about them. During a visit with a specialist, a kid might take some tests. But the idea isn’t to get a good grade; it’s to spot problems. Discovering a learning disability is the first step toward getting help that will make it easier for the kid to learn.
* H?ow Does Reading Happen
Most kids begin learning to read by learning how each letter of the alphabet looks and sounds. Next, they start figuring out what the letters sound like when they’re put together to form words. Reading is a little like riding a bike because you have to do a bunch of things at once. It’s hard at first, but once you know how to do it, it feels easy and natural.
Reading means your eyes and brain have to do all these steps:
1. focus on printed marks (letters and words)
2. control eye movements across the page
3. recognize the way letters sound
4. understand words and grammar (the way words are put together)
5. build images and ideas
6. compare new ideas to what is already known
7. store the ideas in memory
Conclusion:
You may know that certain parts of your brain do certain jobs. For reading, you need your centers of vision, language, and memory. And you also need a network of nerve cells to connect these centers. If a kid has a problem with any of the centers – or the connections between them – reading could be difficult.
Documentation;
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health…/dyslexia.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia
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