05/11/2024
dyslexia/dɪsˈlɛksɪə/
noun
A general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.
Dyslexia is the most common learning disability. Individuals with this medical condition have difficulty in the areas of language processing.
[1] Dyslexia is the most common learning disability. 1 in 5 people suffer from dyslexia.
[2] About 70 to 85% of children who are placed in special education for learning disabilities are dyslexic.
[3] Dyslexia does not reflect an overall defect in language, but a localized weakness within the phonologic module of the brain (where sounds of language are put together to form words or break words down into sounds).
[4] People with dyslexia are usually more creative and have a higher level of intelligence.
[5] Those with dyslexia use only the right side of the brain to process language, while non-dyslexics use three areas on the left side of the brain to process language.
[6] Children have a 50% chance of having dyslexia if one parent has it. And a 100% chance if both parents have it.
[7] Dyslexia ranges f
rom mild to severe. People with dyslexia use about 5 times more energy to complete mental tasks.
[8] Dyslexia is not a disease so there is no cure. It’s a learning disability that includes difficulty in the use/processing of linguistic and symbolic codes, alphabetic letters represnting speech sounds or number and quantities.
[9] Dyslexics do not “see” words backwards. The “b-d” letter reversal for example is mainly caused by deficits in interpreting left and right.
[10] The Dyslexic brain is actually larger, and typically much more creative, than the average brain.
[11] Dyslexia is a specific learning disability in reading. Children with dyslexia have trouble reading accurately and fluently. They may also have trouble with reading comprehension, spelling, and writing.
[12] The word Dyslexia comes from two Greek words: Dys; which means difficulty, and lexis; which refers to language or words.