Understanding Dyslexia
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a learning disability that makes it difficult to read, write, and spell.
This is due to the brain's inability to process information received from the eyes
or ears into understandable language. Children diagnosed with Dyslexia may have
trouble learning in comparison to other students their age, as reading is a skill
basic to most other school subjects. Dyslexia varies in severity and the impact
depends on the effectiveness of reading instruction and/or remediation. (IDA, 2018).
In order to diagnose an individual doctors will have the child/person undergo many
reading and writing tests to get a further understanding of where their difficulties lie.
Reading and writing tests are offered so that specialists can see exactly where the person
is making mistakes and find any patterns they may see in their learning. Children who have dyslexia are also at increased risk of having attention-deficit/
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD can cause difficulty sustaining attention as well as
hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour, which can make dyslexia much more difficult to
treat (Mayo Clinic, 2017).
This is due to the brain's inability to process information received from the eyes
or ears into understandable language. Children diagnosed with Dyslexia may have
trouble learning in comparison to other students their age, as reading is a skill
basic to most other school subjects. Dyslexia varies in severity and the impact
depends on the effectiveness of reading instruction and/or remediation. (IDA, 2018).
In order to diagnose an individual doctors will have the child/person undergo many
reading and writing tests to get a further understanding of where their difficulties lie.
Reading and writing tests are offered so that specialists can see exactly where the person
is making mistakes and find any patterns they may see in their learning. Children who have dyslexia are also at increased risk of having attention-deficit/
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD can cause difficulty sustaining attention as well as
hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour, which can make dyslexia much more difficult to
treat (Mayo Clinic, 2017).
In children, some signs of dyslexia include difficulty:
- learning the alphabet sequence, days of the week, colours, shapes, and numbers
- learning letter names and sounds
- learning to read and write his or her name
- learning to identify syllables (cow–boy in cowboy) and speech sounds (phonemes: b-a-t in bat) in words
- sounding out simple words
- reading and spelling words with the correct letter sequence ("top" rather than "pot")
- handwriting and fine-motor coordination (Greeley, 2018)
- learning the alphabet sequence, days of the week, colours, shapes, and numbers
- learning letter names and sounds
- learning to read and write his or her name
- learning to identify syllables (cow–boy in cowboy) and speech sounds (phonemes: b-a-t in bat) in words
- sounding out simple words
- reading and spelling words with the correct letter sequence ("top" rather than "pot")
- handwriting and fine-motor coordination (Greeley, 2018)
How is Dyslexia Treated?
Although Dyslexia is a life-long learning disability and there is no cure, there are many treatments and interventions that can be used to minimize/manage the symptoms. Treatments use a number of teaching methods in order to help your child improve their reading skills. These methods include:
- Teaching how letters are linked to sounds to make words
- Having the child read aloud with a teacher's help.
- Teaching the child to listen to and repeat instructions.
- Individuals are also encouraged to read material and to practice their reading and writing skills
on a regular basis in order for their brains to memorize certain word sequences. (WebMD, 2005).
- Teaching how letters are linked to sounds to make words
- Having the child read aloud with a teacher's help.
- Teaching the child to listen to and repeat instructions.
- Individuals are also encouraged to read material and to practice their reading and writing skills
on a regular basis in order for their brains to memorize certain word sequences. (WebMD, 2005).
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