Dyslexia Outline What is dyslexia? According to dictionary.com dyslexia is a developmental disorder which can cause learning difficulty in one or more of these areas reading, writing, and numeracy. Meaning people with dys might get words or numbers mixed up when writing. Difficulties with accurate word recognition, decoding, and spelling. May cause problems with reading comprehension and slow down vocab growth. What causes it and its signs. Dyslexia is neurological and often genetic. Specialists and researchers are not exactly sure what causes a person to develop dyslexia. Evidence points to dyslexia being inherited because dyslexia often runs in the family. A small amount of people with dyslexia acquired it after they were born. Dyslexia is a reading disability …show more content…
saying “mawn lower” instead of “lawn mower” Learning and correctly using new vocab words Learning the alphabet, numbers, days of the week, or other common word sequences. Rhyming Warning signs: School-Age Children may have trouble with the following Mastering the spelling rules. Remembering facts or numbers Handwriting or gripping a pencil Learning new skills Reading and spelling, switching letters around, for ex. “Felt” “Left” Following a list of directions Word problems Warning signs: Teenagers and Adults may have trouble with the following. Reading at the expected level Understanding idioms, jokes or proverbs Reading aloud Managing Time Summarizing a story Learning a foreign language Memorization How is Dyslexia Identified? Dyslexia can be identified by trained professionals who use a formal evaluation. The evaluation looks at a person’s ability to understand and use spoken language. It looks at areas of strength and weakness in the skills needed for reading. The evaluation factors in other things like family history, intellect, educational background, and social environment. How is it