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What does Dyslexia look like?

Dyslexia, Specific Reading Disability, Developmental Phonological Disorder, Acquired Dyslexia, Poor Reader, Slow Reader, Backward reader, Bad Word Reading are all terms that can refer to a individual, child or adult, who has difficulty with reading and, it may surprise you, with writing, spelling or maths too.
The more we learn about Dyslexia the more we are beginning to appreciate from the research that dyslexics can find other aspects of learning more difficult because some very core skills are involved.

At Learning Insights we work on the basis that virtually everyone can read and write, but the key for the dyslexic they cannot read or write to the level of their ability, and as a consequence they are often frustrated in their efforts, find literacy skills hard at school or at work when reading and writing reports, and don’t make the progress in school or pass exams at a level that is often expected of them. At work material is often returned as unsatisfactory or the individual has to take it home and work on it for what seems like hours longer than their colleagues. This is often also true for the child doing homework.

The reasons for dyslexia are very varied. Some individuals may inherit a gene that causes dyslexia, others have dyslexia and there is no obvious reason why, and others can acquire dyslexia as a result of illness, a head injury and so on.

If you or your child struggle with reading, writing, spelling or maths, you may have a learning difficulty and it may be dyslexia, dyspraxia or some other diagnosable form of learning difficulty. Also, have a look at some of the other Facts + Questions in this section.

Below are a list of features that may suggest a learning difficulty like Dyslexia:

• Slow generally in reading for understanding
• Avoiding reading if you can, even novels
• Slower than the peer group learning to read
• Needing extra help with English or with reading, writing, spelling or maths
• Needing to re-read things to understand the meaning
• Find spelling hard
• Muddle up the letters in words
• Write down numbers in the wrong order, 63 for 36
• Find it difficult to write essays or project reports
• Can’t express your ideas on paper, but sound good when speaking
• Feel muddled and confused when planning a report or essay
• Find it hard to follow some conversations, meetings or lectures
• Find it difficult to listen to people who talk fast or say too much
• Find it hard to say what you actually mean
• Find it hard to concentrate and give attention sometimes
  
• Seem to forget where things are, or what you are required to do
• Can lose or misplace things
• Find it hard to be in the right place, at the right time, with the right equipment.
• Find following directions hard
• Turn left when you should have turned right
• Feel tired and prone to headaches
• Feel your eyes get tired
• The print jumps about
• Generally you don’t feel confident or good about yourself
• Lack confidence and avoid certain situations
• Find it hard to explain some things about yourself

If even a few of these items make sense to you, click on Parents, Children + Schools, follow it up with a call to Learning Insights or click on CONTACT US.

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