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Dyslexiaisaspecificlearningdisabilityinreading.Peoplewithdyslexiahavetroublereadingaccuratelyandfluently.Theymayalsohavetroublewithreadingcomprehension,spellingandwriting.Source:www.understood.org

1.  Mispronouncingfamiliarwords2.  Doesn'trecognizerhymingpatternslikecat,bat,rat3.  Afamilyhistoryofreadingandorspellingdifficulties4.  Cannotsoundoutsimplewordslikecat,map,tap5.  Complainsabouthowhardreadingis6.  Inabilitytosoundoutwords7.  Avoidsreadingoutloud8.  Pauses,hesitates,and/oruseslotsof”um’s"when

speaking9.  Seemstoneedextratimetorespondtoquestions10. Difficultyrememberingdates,names,telephone

numbers,andrandomlists11. Messyhandwriting12. Suffersextremefatiguewhenreading13. Strugglestofinishtestsontime14. Poorspelling

Afulllistcanbefoundatwww.dyslexia.yale.edu

1.Curiosity2.Largervocabularythantypicalforage3.Talentforbuildingandcreating4.Abstractthinkingskills5.Learningthroughmeaningratherthanmemorization6.Highlyarticulatewhenexpressingideas7.Exceptionalwarmthandempathy8.Thinksoutsidethebox9.Seethe“bigpicture”10.Noticeablyresilientandabletoadapt11.CreativityAfulllistcanbefoundatwww.dyslexia.yale.edu

Myth#1:it'saboything.Boyswithdyslexiaaremorefrequentlyidentifiedinschools.Dyslexiaaffectsbothgendersinnearlyequalnumbers.Myth#2:peoplewithdyslexiareadbackwards,that'sall.Dyslexiamakesitchallengingtobreakdownwords.Reversinglettersisn'talwaysasignofdyslexia.Peoplewithdyslexiamayhavetroublewithanumberofskillsincludingwriting,spelling,speakingandsocializing.Myth#3:peoplewithdyslexiajustneedtotryharder.Thebrainfunctionsdifferentlyinpeoplewithdyslexia.Sometraditionalreadingandlanguageinstructionmaynotworkforthem.Myth#4:dyslexiaisasignoflowIQ.Dyslexiaisnotasignoflowintelligence.Itoccursinchildrenofallbackgroundsandintelligencelevels.Myth#5:dyslexiaiscurable.Dyslexiaisabrain-basedconditionandalifelongchallenge.Earlyintervention&classroomaccommodationscanhaveasignificantimpactonreadingabilityandacademicachievement.

Informationfoundatwww.understood.org-5CommonMythsaboutDyslexiabyEmilyLapkin

OvercomingDyslexia:SallyShaywitz,M.D.

TheDyslexiaEmpowermentPlan:BenFoss,MD

Wright’sLaw:PeterW.D.WrightPamelaDarrWright

TheDyslexicAdvantage:BrockL.EideM.D.M.A.

VisitDecodingDyslexiatct.orgformoreresources

YourFantasticElasticBrainby:JoannDeakPhD.It'sCalledDyslexiaby:JenniferMoore-MallinosTom'sSpecialTalentby:KateGaynorTheAlphabetWarby:DianeBurtonRobbThankYou,Mr.Falkerby:PatriciaPalaccoHankZipzerSeriesby:HenryWinklerTwoMinuteDrillby:MikeLupicaMyNameisBrainBrianby:JeanneBetancourtFishInATreeby:LyndaHuntKnees:TheMixedUpWorldofaBoywithDyslexiaby:VanitaOelschlagerTheWildBookby:MargaritaEngle

Booklistfoundonwww.theliteracynest.comadditionalbookscanbefoundatwww.decodingdyslexiact.org

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CheckoutDecodingDyslexiaCT(DDCT)at:www.decodingdyslexiact.org

TheYaleCenterforDyslexiaandCreativityat:https://www.dyslexia.yale.edu

InternationalDyslexiaAssociationCTbranchhttps://ct.dyslexiaida.org