How do you teach a child to read that has dyslexia? For most kids, there is a part in the brain that takes over when reading, which makes the process quickly become automatic. For children with dyslexia, it doesn’t work that way. When reading, they don’t use this part of the brain. Instead, brain scans …
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Dyslexia – Learning Disorder Dyslexia is a lifelong brain condition in which a person faces learning difficulty. Dyslexic people cannot correctly recognize the word or the letter sounds appropriate. They have a problem spelling or pronouncing the words correctly. Moreover, people with dyslexia can have trouble with language skills/verbal comprehension, auditory short-term memory, phonological awareness, …
Testing for dyslexia There is no definitive test for dyslexia. There is no specific cut off point, or mark, that says a child definitely has, or does not have, dyslexia. It really depends on the tester and what they decide to use to determine a diagnosis. It’s important to note here that schools will not …
