Dyslexia Observational Study

Dyslexia is a specific reading disorder of neurobiological origin. Of the language based learning disabilities, dyslexia is the most common. It is estimated that 1 in 5 school-aged children have a reading disability and of those children, 60% to80% have dyslexia (Dyslexia Center of Utah, 2016). Dyslexia is highly hereditary but can occur without any known family history. Early signs of dyslexia can be overlooked until the child enters school, unless there’s a family history in which case the child might be identified sooner. Some early signs are speech delay, difficulty with word retrieval and difficulty acquiring new vocabulary. They may also demonstrate difficulty remembering how to pronounce words correctly (International Dyslexia Association, 2016). Once the child begins school, the signs will become more apparent. Unlike their peers, in the early pre-literacy and early stages of reading, children with dyslexia may exhibit difficulty learning the alphabet and acquiring the alphabetic principle. Mastery of the alphabetic principle is what allows the reader to decode novel words. Individuals with dyslexia have difficulty with phonological processing, a necessary building block for the development of reading proficiency and consequently writing as it affects the ability to spell. Other indicators are difficulty with working memory and poor results in rapid automatized naming tasks. They may exhibit age appropriate spoken language and listening comprehension skills but

Discussions of dyslexia require a definition of the term, and this is where we can come into some confusion if we are not careful. In fact, the “problem” itself exists in the defining of the word, and thus the labeling of those to whom the definition applies. However, with some knowledge of the etiology of “dyslexia” we can begin to ply our beliefs off the population of “dyslexics” and start to gain some understanding of their experiences with language learning. This is, after all, the intention of this research. Guardiola (2001) also assisted in redirecting the academic focus in this direction, towards the etiology of the term and how its history has shaped current social work, education, neurobiology, and psychology perspectives.

Interviewing the parent of a child diagnosed with learning disability can be intimidating. It is difficult to gauge how much a parent wants to reveal about their child. Also, it is not unusual to discover that one parent is at a different place of acceptance than the other parent. Each family member’s journey is different; for example, it is not rare for a father to work out the emotional difficulty of a special needs diagnosis differently than a mother.

A.About five to six percent of American public school children have been diagnosed with a learning disability; eighty percent of the diagnoses are dyslexia-related. But some studies indicate that up to twenty percent of the population may have some degree of dyslexia.

Logan article suggest that dyslexics enhances their communication skills in order to compensate for their lack of writing skills. While comparing the communication skills of dyslexics and non-dyslexics those with dyslexia saw themselves as being better than non-dyslexics. According to the article, “This is not surprising because dyslexia literature suggests that dyslexic compensate for their lack of written skills by developing enhanced communication skills” (Logan). Overall dyslexics may not be as good at writing like those without dyslexia but their learned ability to communicate, which is another essential skill for business, gives them the advantage later in

According to The International Dyslexia Association, the impact that dyslexia has is different for each person and depends on the severity of the condition and the approaches of the remediation. The

Dyslexia is a widespread and well-known disease that affects many. First of all, some symptoms are difficulty comprehending spoken, written, and language (DCU). Secondly, some children can take special classes if the disease is severe. Dyslexia can be mild to severe (DCU) depending on which the child was born with. Children may have to see a phonics teacher for help. These classes teach children sounds of letters and how the letters look (Silverstein 30). Third, this disease affects all nationalities and all races (Silverstein 9). Surprisingly, in the United States, twenty percent of the current population has dyslexia (DCU). In addition, one in ten adults has dyslexia (Austin Learning). Dyslexia is sometimes connected to attention deficit disorder and short term memory (Silverstein 25). Most children with dyslexia learn best by sight and touch.

Dyslexia is a lifelong struggle with constant challenges with reading and speaking. About five to ten percent of the United States population deals with the learning disorder dyslexia (Van den Honert, n.d.). It is a neurological condition that is mainly caused by genetics but there are some rare cases in which it is acquired. Dyslexia interrupts the normal processes of reading and speaking (Van den Honert, n.d.). All of which are used in daily life and this makes life and school so much harder for dyslexics. They must learn to live with the condition for their entire life and there is not really a treatment for it. With the constant struggle and reminder of their

Dyslexia is a family problem as well as an academic problem for children around the world. All cultures are affected by it. The entire family has to deal with the issue. It can be recognized as early as kindergarten, (Zieman). According to Theories of Childhood, Second Edition, “Vygotsky believed that learning and development are similar but not identical. The combination of instructing the child and honoring the child’s individual development optimizes learning.” When children are silent from socializing and are quiet most of the time, there is no way to observe them to get a complete assessment of their learning according to Vygotsky (Mooney, 2013). A dyslexic child whose self-esteem has been lower or the child has been called names, may

Research in the field of Dyslexia has grown twenty-five percent throughout the last few years. From recent studies, we have discovered new and improved ways to help people who are hindered by Dyslexia, even though we are still learning more about Dyslexia every day. Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that hinders the academic progress of over 40 million American students who struggle daily, and can be helped with accommodations. In order to help these 40 million students, we must acknowledge what is Dyslexia, recognize what it is like to be Dyslexic, and explore what accommodations should be given to those who need it.

Dyslexia is a common reading disorder that is often first recognised when children enter school. It is often characterized as, a disorder where individuals struggle with reading but this struggle does not generally have anything to do with the individual 's overall intelligence. Different people are affected to varying degrees by dyslexia, some people have difficulties in spelling words, reading quickly, writing words, "sounding out" words in their the head, pronouncing words when reading aloud or understanding what they are reading (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014). There 's no cure for dyslexia and it is estimated to impair about five to twelve percent of school aged children in North America (Elbert, Lovett, Cate-carter, Pitch, Kerr, & Barr,

Growing, developing and learning are the facts of life for all children. Each day children are faced with many new concepts and various challenges. Can you imagine how it feels for a child to face not only new challenges life has, but to face these challenges while living with a learning disability? These challenges are met not just when they begin school either. Students suffer from learning disabilities from the moment they begin learning, not when they start school. Learning disabilities are real and they affect millions of people. “One such disability that affects over approximately 15 percent of the total American population is dyslexia” ( Nosek 5).

For the purposes of the study, we needed to recruit 60 students with dyslexia, either girl or boy, of any race and ethnicity. The targeted participants were American students that only speak the English language. This study excluded students

This article outlines useful information on the causes of dyslexia and presents practical teaching methods to use with dyslexic students in the classroom. The article is interesting because it highlights the causes of dyslexia and the symptoms of students with dyslexia, furthermore it makes some valid suggestions to improve the teacher’s role in the classroom.

Historically, it was considered that people with learning disabilities were unable to experience the feeling of grief following bereavement. It was considered that the person’s emotional and intellectual developments were aligned (Blackman, 2003). Read (2005) shared this view, agreeing that any views from carers and professionals conveyed that people with learning disabilities were unable to grieve or respond to death. This was attributed to their level of cognition and the inability to fully understand the meaning of loss, death and dying (Read, 2005). This was taken to the extent of excluding people with learning disabilities from experiencing loss altogether, by not informing them about the death of their family member or friend (Grey, 2010). In a recent study, Dowling et al (2006) suggests that in many cases, carers and those in a professional