Dyslexia

A.About five to six percent of American public school children have been diagnosed with a learning disability; eighty percent of the diagnoses are dyslexia-related. But some studies indicate that up to twenty percent of the population may have some degree of dyslexia.

Channel 4 Dispatches programme entitled ‘The Dyslexia Myth’¹ was aired in September 2005. The purpose of the documentary was to inform society of the proposed misconceptions and myths of the condition which affects 1 in 5 people. The programme details how the common understanding of the learning impairment is not only false, but how this particular diagnosis makes it harder for children with reading difficulties to receive help. The director of the documentary clearly wants to get across the message that dyslexia is a myth. The documentary has since faced a lot of backlash from the media and families affected by the developmental disorder.

Paige Fricke Topic Area: Dyslexia Specific Purpose: My audience will be able to explain the cause and effects of dyslexia. Thesis Statement: Dyslexia is a condition that affects people world wide, but through the proper treatment and help it can have less of a negative affect on a person Introduction I. Attention Getter: I am going to assume at least half of you have encountered a family member, friend, classmate, etc. that is dyslexic. Dyslexia is a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not necessarily affect general intelligence.

Dyslexia is a learning disability that many children have but are misunderstood until they have actually been diagnosed with the learning disability. Dyslexia does not mean that children are not smart; it just means that they learn different. This is why it is sometimes for parents to understand why their children are not doing well in school and struggle sometimes with a simple task of reading a book. My book report is about a 280 page book called “Can’t Rad, Can’t Write, Can’t Talk Too Good Either: How to Recognize and Overcome Dyslexia in Your Child.” In the book “Can’t Rad, Can’t Write, Can’t Talk Too Good Either: How to Recognize and Overcome Dyslexia in Your Child,” the

Screening can only suggest that there is a high probability of dyslexia. This however may change as recent research suggests that there is a genetic marker that can be identified in children with dyslexia (Fisher et al 2002). Currently however, a workable programme has yet to materialise. Screening currently considers a wide range of abilities, such as word recognition, writing style and speed, organisational skills and memory.

There are many people suffering from dyslexia but most of them are considered dumb and parents do not take the alternative of taking their children to a medical checkup like Richard’s Wanderman parents did. That’s the reason why children are discriminated and many others don’t know the real problem of this child. It is difficult for a child with dyslexia to learn in a normal school because the teachers assume that the child is capable of learning, hence why the teacher do not give special attention to a child. Many children are going through the same problem, such as failure like Richard Wanderman. The reality is that children with such sickness deserve to be in a special school where they can have all the help needed to learn and improve their skills.

I am a student that has had to work hard for as long as I can remember in achieving my goals, dreams, both personal as well as academically. After many years of testing, I was diagnosed with dyslexia in my sophomore year of high school. Dyslexia is a congenital language process disorder. It can hinder reading, writing, spelling and sometimes speaking. Dyslexia is not a sign of poor intelligence

Dyslexia is a lifelong struggle with constant challenges with reading and speaking. About five to ten percent of the United States population deals with the learning disorder dyslexia (Van den Honert, n.d.). It is a neurological condition that is mainly caused by genetics but there are some rare cases in which it is acquired. Dyslexia interrupts the normal processes of reading and speaking (Van den Honert, n.d.). All of which are used in daily life and this makes life and school so much harder for dyslexics. They must learn to live with the condition for their entire life and there is not really a treatment for it. With the constant struggle and reminder of their

Growing, developing and learning are the facts of life for all children. Each day children are faced with many new concepts and various challenges. Can you imagine how it feels for a child to face not only new challenges life has, but to face these challenges while living with a learning disability? These challenges are met not just when they begin school either. Students suffer from learning disabilities from the moment they begin learning, not when they start school. Learning disabilities are real and they affect millions of people. “One such disability that affects over approximately 15 percent of the total American population is dyslexia” ( Nosek 5).

According to Natalie Hill Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties. Of people with poor reading skills, 70-80% are likely dyslexic. One in five students of the population has a language based learning disability. Dyslexia is probably the most common of the language based learning disabilities. Statistics show that roughly 15% of the total US population have dyslexia, of which a quarter are school aged children. Only 5% of dyslexics in the US actually know about their condition, showing how little people are aware of dyslexia (Dyslexia Research Institute).

When one hears the word dyslexia one may find them a slow learner or stupid. Students with dyslexia can go through their whole academic life not knowing they have it. Throughout students’ academic life they are taught one way to learn. It’s crazy to think one out of every ten students will deal with dyslexia. When one labels someone with dyslexia as stupid, one may feel misunderstood. I can relate with students that have dyslexia, I hate how I felt being called different or how I don’t learn correctly like other people.

Many people with Dyslexia in certain area they don’t need strong language skills. Some are extremely creative. Dyslexia can occur in normal children. Not only children with a type of disorders can be diagnosis. Many people with Dyslexia have problem with certain things. School can also lead to the children feeling discourage about continuing to do their work. Dyslexic children might feel like they are being left behind because of the different things they are being taught (myDr. 3). The children should be also encourage by their teacher and not only their parents. Learning words are important, because in order for a child to know how to read they have to learn how to sound out word. Some Dyslexic children have problems with spelling some of

Discussions of dyslexia require a definition of the term, and this is where we can come into some confusion if we are not careful. In fact, the “problem” itself exists in the defining of the word, and thus the labeling of those to whom the definition applies. However, with some knowledge of the etiology of “dyslexia” we can begin to ply our beliefs off the population of “dyslexics” and start to gain some understanding of their experiences with language learning. This is, after all, the intention of this research. Guardiola (2001) also assisted in redirecting the academic focus in this direction, towards the etiology of the term and how its history has shaped current social work, education, neurobiology, and psychology perspectives.

Of the three previously mentioned diseases, Dyslexia impairs a person’s ability to read, write, and spell (NINDS 2003). Although they are of normal intelligence, their reading level is below average. They will usually have “trouble with phonological processing (the manipulation of sounds) and/or rapid visual-verbal responding.” (NINDS 2003). Children with dyslexia complain they cannot read their textbooks, do not have enough time to finish tests, cannot take notes, and are unable to read their own handwriting (GVSU 2000). Dyslexia does not affect every person the same way, and signs of the disorder may not be prevalent until later, when grammar and more in-depth writing skills are introduced. Dyslexia can also create a difficulty in processing vocabulary and thoughts correctly when speaking, and understanding what one says when they are spoken to. Dysgraphia is another neurological disorder that focuses on writing. When a child with this disorder is first introduced to writing, they will make unnecessary spaces between their letters, and some letters will be

Dyslexia is a learning disorder that is difficult for some kids, teens, or adults to read. They have some problems identified speech sound or learning how they relate to letters or words. Some people have problems with knowing what they say. Sometimes they will get mixed up with their numbers and letters. Children might see b as d, m as w, and just writing the letters backwards. As a child I had the same problems. Still to this day I am having problems writing and reading. Most people keep it a secret about them having dyslexia. Some children get bullied because of their learning disability the National Institute of Health says that it is 15% in United States have learning disabilities. It may seem like a lot but it is. Three times as many boys as girls have dyslexia. If some people knows someone with this type of condition it may be there all their life. It is best for them to have the emotional support from their love ones.