Dyslexia in Children and Dyslexia Testing
Most of the history of dyslexia has been compressed into the last 25 years. Before that the condition was practically unknown.
Dyslexics learn differently. Their eyes see the same but their brains interpret the signals from the eyes differently than those of non-dyslexics. It’s O.K., many famous people have been dyslexic. But to reach full potential they need to be taught differently, according to their needs.
For roughly the last 15 years, school-age kids have all been screened for signs of dyslexia in children. Those identified as “probables” went through full-blown dyslexia testing and were then taught according to the way they needed to be taught.
Before that, dyslexics were lumped in with the rest of the students and had to take their chances. Most were treated badly by the educational system, called lazy, slow learners, underachievers. They were made to feel ashamed of and embarrassed by their differences and learned to conceal them.
Millions of adult dyslexics today have never taken a dyslexia test. They still struggle with learning and reading difficulties that could be easily overcome if they were only known. A half-hour dyslexia test could make enormous improvements in their self-esteem and abilities.
One of the problems in helping dyslexics is that there are many different types of dyslexia. Dyslexia takes many different forms; all dyslexics are different. They cannot be readily sorted into categories and then treated the same as a group.
Different signs of dyslexia may include difficulties in spelling, difficulties in reading aloud (inability to guess the pronunciation of a new word from the way it is spelled), trouble in making sense out of a given piece of written text. Dyslexia is a many-headed beast and can cause a variety of problems.
There is more information on the subject of dyslexia you can see by clicking on any of the links in this blog posting.
Disclaimer: This posting is based on information freely available in the popular press and medical journals that deal with dyslexia. Nothing herein is intended to be or should be construed to be medical advice. For medical advice the reader should consult with his or her physician or other medical specialist.
By Sylvia Edwards
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