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Title: Dyslexia Handout
Description: Here is a handout that is good to give to the class when you are doing a presentation on dyslexia. It is a brief overview of what dyslexia is, signs of dyslexia, and its impact on education.
Description: Here is a handout that is good to give to the class when you are doing a presentation on dyslexia. It is a brief overview of what dyslexia is, signs of dyslexia, and its impact on education.
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How to Teach Children &
Teens With Dyslexia
LITY 6331
History
Summer 2014
By: Sarah Cochran, Edeline Gacula, Jennifer Hill-Carrasco,
Sharndra Johnson, Cheryl Maddox, Mabel Pernetter, Amanda Stiger
Dyslexia was first
considered to be a
pathological condition
...
Some Common Signs of Dyslexia
difficulty reading single words
difficulty blending and segmenting sounds
doesn’t get the alphabetic principle
confuses smaller words
Known as “word
blindness”, but later
coined “dyslexia”
...
Reads at a lower level than grade expected
illegible handwriting
Impact on Educational Community
The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity created Multicultural Awareness
Awareness Initiative (MAIA) in order to provide awareness of dyslexia
...
It is not the result of
Impaired vision
...
Numerous curricula and programs designed to increase literacy, but
dyslexia often overlooked
1 out of 5 people have dyslexia
20% of population is dyslexic, many undiagnosed
Dyslexia crosses racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines and with proper
instruction and accomodations, it can be remediated
Undiagnosed students struggle and risk dropping out of school
Negative Effects
Feel “stupid” in comparison to peer due to struggling to keep up
Problem gets worse as reading becomes more important to learning
How to Teach Children & Teens With Dyslexia
Page 2
Mythbusters: Some Common Myths about Dyslexia
Myth
Fact
Dyslexia is not real
There are 30 years of documented scien fic research
to prove its existence
...
Dyslexic people can have very high IQs
...
Dyslexia is a life-long issue
...
They may reverse words due to confusions when
discerning le to right
...
They can read but it is a slow, struggle with effort
...
They can learn phone c rules but may have trouble
when applying to reading
...
Dyslexia can be detected and diagnosed as early as 5
years of age
...
More boys are iden fied due to behavior/ac ng out
issues
Title: Dyslexia Handout
Description: Here is a handout that is good to give to the class when you are doing a presentation on dyslexia. It is a brief overview of what dyslexia is, signs of dyslexia, and its impact on education.
Description: Here is a handout that is good to give to the class when you are doing a presentation on dyslexia. It is a brief overview of what dyslexia is, signs of dyslexia, and its impact on education.