Dyslexia

Difficulties in reading

Dyslexia is a learning disability that impairs one's ability to read. It is distinguished by difficulties identifying speech sounds and comprehending how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Dyslexia, sometimes known as a reading disability, is caused by individual differences in the areas of the brain that process language. Most dyslexics can learn to read with early detection and specialized reading instruction. 

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Dyslexia symptoms include:

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• Late talking

• Difficulty summarizing a story

• Word formation issues, such as reversing sounds in words or mistaking words that sound identical

• having trouble recalling or naming letters, numbers, and colours

• difficulty learning nursery rhymes or engaging in rhyme-based games

• processing difficulties reading significantly below grade level

• Processing and comprehending difficulties

• inability to formulate responses to questions or find the right words to use

• Problems remembering the sequence of things

• Avoid reading out loud

• Messy handwriting

• Doesn’t seem to have a strategy for reading new words