Have you ever wondered if you, your child, or a friend might be dyslexic? Dyslexia is a condition that is inherited, and ranges from mild to severe. A dyslexic person's brain does not function in the same way an average person's brain functions. The weakness is related to the processing of language. The word dyslexia comes from the Greek words dys (difficulty) and lexia (language).
Dyslexia is not simply a reading disorder. Dyslexics may also have difficulty with writing, spelling, pronunciation, and mathematics. On the other hand, many dyslexics have strong creative and artistic skills.
In some countries, children who have signs of dyslexia are tested around the age of 8-10. Teachers may notice that a student's letter reversals are not improving, or that a student's spelling and penmanship is extremely poor. These students may also have poor attention spans in some subjects. Students who are diagnosed with dyslexia, may receive extra help. For example, dyslexics may be allowed to listen to audiobooks, or record their teacher's voices.
In other countries, children are never tested. Some are placed in special classrooms with others students who have various learning difficulties or physical disabilities. Others are not allowed to go to school at all. They are never given the opportunity to prove that they can learn in a different way.
How are students with learning difficulties treated/taught in your country? Do you know someone with dyslexia? If you're a teacher, have you ever taught a student with dyslexia or another learning difficulty?
Please share your thoughts and stories in the comments below.
dyslexic: a person who has dyslexia (noun); of or related to dyslexia (adjective)
dyslexia: a brain disorder that results in difficulties in language processing (noun)
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@Hardi Thank you for opening up to us about your learning difficulty. You have helped me learn so much about dysgraphia. You are not the only person who has to look up words like necessary! I often double check words that have double letters. I've never been a great speller. Sometimes it helps if I say the word out loud to myself how it would sound phonetically (fon-et-ik-al-lee). (For example I have trouble with "definitely" but if I remember the word "finite" it helps.)
Thank you, Tara! Your interview with Mr. Taylor is not only interesting, it's inspiring! I learned many things from his experience, and how he accepted his condition. Most importantly, how he linked music to overcome his struggles.
The interview was fantastic! It's natural! I hope a lot of EC members would be inspired by this video. By the way, Mr. Bimal shared your video clip in our gallery yesterday. : )
Here you will find an interview that I did with Jonathan Taylor. I hope you find it interesting! Thanks.
@ Sister
Great job for sharing your beautiful voice! Congratulations, for sharing your first recording! Thanks for introducing yourself, you made a huge step in becoming a better English speaker. Don't worry about making mistakes, we are all here to improve our English. I hope to hear more of you in the coming days.
See you around,
Your bro
Wow, Tara! This is a very informative blog. I didn't know that there's an existing condition like dyslexia. I learned a lot about your blog. Thanks for sharing! : )
Mitran: Practice make excellence. Come on with it my buddy!
In each class u will see at least one student who had learning disability. To help them we should treat them differently. They will learn new things by touching them or through activity, some of them will learn only after hearing for those who have writing problem art and craft and many other activities may help them.
Ohhh...Teacher, you make me cry hihihi...oh, sorry...huhuhu...with your sweet words (and also your hug). As I said...I meet a trouble with some sounds and....lol....especial the sound /s/. Thank you so much for your help. Now, I need to overcome my hesitance. Please wait for my next record.
Wish you have a nice day, my beautiful Teacher.
Your student.
thuong.
lol...and hahaha.....you read my name is so cute....yes, It's right (because even you read it wrong then I still understand....). Thanks.
@Mitran Did I pronounce your name properly?
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