Dyslexia

By: Ashley Cifonie

Definition

• Learning disability with reading, spelling, writing, speaking, or listening. • Not a disease. It’s a condition

in which a person’s brain learns in a different way from other people.

Symptoms

• Identifying single words• Spelling• Handwriting • Reading comprehension• Mathematics• Confusion example: left and right, up and down,

morning and night

Treatment • There is no single treatment.• Treatment methods are designed for each

student.• Learn hearing, touching, writing, speaking.

How common is dyslexia.

• 80% of students with LDs have it.• 17%-20% of population has dyslexia.• Mostly affects boys than girls. • Its easier to see boys having it than

girls cause they try to hide it.

Is it deadly?

No dyslexia is not deadly it is just a problem in the brain that makes

learning more difficult.

Can you be tested?

• There is no single test but there are 10-12 tests for ever area. Ex. Math, English, reading, writing.

Dyslexia is located on chromosome 6 and 15.

Support groups?

• International dyslexia association • All American states • Direct learning• C.A.N• British dyslexia association

Interesting facts• Have a much higher incidence of immune disorders

– Allergies – Intestinal tract problems – Premature graying – High percentage of left-handedness in their families – Above average in intelligence – Excellent at compensating

• Runs in families • dyslexia is a dominant gene.

Work cited

• David Newton, Donna Olendorf, Christine Jeryan, Karen Boyden. Sick! Diseases and disorders,

injuries and infections volume 2. UXL complete health resource.

• http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/dyslexia.htm

• http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/dyslexia/the_facts.html

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_dyslexia_harmful

• http://www.dys-add.com/testing.html

• http://www.dys-add.com/testing.html

• http://www.dyslexia-parent.com/organisations.html

• http://www.alphabetmats.com/facts.html