Noun
dyslexia (uncountable)- A condition in which a person's ability to read and write is much lower than would be expected of someone of that person's intelligence.
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...Dyslexia is a learning disorder that manifests itself as a difficulty with reading and spelling. It is separate and distinct from reading difficulties resulting from other causes, such as a non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, or from poor or inadequate reading instruction. It is estimated that dyslexia affects between 5% to 17% of the U.S. population. Read full entry
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- 1.Dyslexia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- This article is about developmental dyslexia. ... Dyslexia is a learning disorder that manifests itself as a difficulty with reading and spelling. ...
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D
yslexia
- 2.Dyslexia, Positive Aspects of the Learning Disability
- Promoting an understanding of dyslexia and potential for genius. For parents, teachers, and dyslexics.
- http://www.dyslexia.com/
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dyslexia...............?
I got called into a lecture's
office today, At uni and they
said i could have dyslexia. i
was just wondering what
everyone thought of dyslexia
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The same sort of thing happened to me. I went along to the University learning support office, to ask about some extra lessons to help with writing faster in exams (knew the answers, just not able to write fast enough). I was refereed to an Educational Physiologist. He gave me this long test, and it was confirmed a few weeks later that i was Dyslexic. To be honest, i kinda expect i might be as i had always struggled at school with reading and writing, and my spell is quite frankly unique. Well the University sent me for lessons, to help me out, they taught me ways of getting over some of the issues i had. like how to do certain maths problems another way that made more sense to me. You will learn that it is nothing to be ashamed off, and you don't need to be cured. Sometimes conventional ways of doing things don't work for you, so you have to figure out another way. The teachers that taught me, knew what worked for other dyslexics and could help me figure stuff out faster. All in all they helped me not feel quite so silly and when i found out one of my mates was dyslexic we took our lessons together. 1 hour a week, not a massive amount of time, but made a massive difference. I finished University, and all was OK. I don't feel being Dyslexic held me back in any way. The fact you are already at University, sounds like it has not held you back either. But maybe they can help make life a little easier for you. Good Luck! |
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How can adults diagnose and I may have dyslexia. I am 30+
years old but have never
enjoyed reading and can never
seem to follow what's going
on. How can I diagnose if I
have dyslexia and how could I
treat it?
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www.avko.org is a very good site. My thanks to the person who posted it. I have a son 36 who has just taken up a Managerial post, after 20 years of manual working (he has worked for months 6 months as an Interim Manager and they have taken him on full time). He has dyslexia, and is panicking. He obviously uses the spell checker for emails etc. but when it comes to taking notes at meeting and things like that, he has to bluff his way through. I am going to go into that site to study on ways to help him. |
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Is it better for people with Is it better for a person with
dyslexia to get special help
when they are young or older?
If a person with dyslexia
tries to get by in school by
compensation methods, will
that cause more harm when they
are older?
If it is better, then why are
there still people who use
compensation methods to get by
in school if this will just
create more problems?
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Yes, the earlier the intervention the better. However, there are no cures for learning disabilities (Dyslexia), so one of the best things we can do is teach children to compensate as soon as possible. The more they can use strategies that assist them with learning, the better off they will be. There will come a time when there is no one to do this for them and they must know how to do it for themselves. Interestingly, we have gifted children who have various learning disabilities and often they think of their own strategies to get around their learning problems. Unfortunately, special ed has hit hard times and most teachers are just interested in how much they can jam into a kid's head. Teaching them strategies that will help them go forward on their own aren't happening anymore. |
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