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What is it?
Dyslexia is a learning difficulty which impacts the persons ability to read, write and count.
Dyslexia in reading
- Can read a word on a page but can’t recognise the word on another page.
- Slow inaccurate reading of single words in isolation – when there are no images to provide clues.
- Often ignore punctuation when reading aloud
- Confusion shown when reading and writing.
- Surface dyslexia – can’t recognise words
- Phonological – cannot tell the difference between different sounds and can’t apply patterns
- Deep dyslexics – are unable to read and make semantic errors
Dyslexia in writing
- Slower writing speed
- Poor handwriting
- Irregular formed letters
- Difficulty is indicated by clumsiness and poor co-ordination
- Spell phonetically
- May confuse and spell letters incorrectly – e.g. ‘b’ with the ‘d’
- Misspellings – leave out vowel sounds
Arguments against dyslexia
- Some people use dyslexia as an excuse – they may naturally be less intelligent.
- Parents may feel ashamed due to the fact of not teaching their child when the child was younger and due to being labelled as a dyslexic parent feels comforted.
- People may naturally have bad handwriting or they may naturally be bad at reading.
Comments
These notes are aimed at A Level English students at A2 level.
Originally written by BlondKelly18 on TSR Forums.
