About Dyslexia:
Dyslexia can affect ANYONE, no matter your age, education, background or race.
Dyslexia is not prejudice.
10% of the population have some form of learning difficulty, that's one in ten people typically.
Impacts of Dyslexia can include:
Other types of learning difficulties include:
FACTS:
FALSE:
Dyslexia is not prejudice.
10% of the population have some form of learning difficulty, that's one in ten people typically.
Impacts of Dyslexia can include:
- Short term memory - Forgetting names, addresses, appointment times.
- Writing
Miss spelling, missing out words, mixing up letters etc. - Reading - Either reading phonetically or vision of words if effected, i.e. words moving around the paper (Word Swim) or unable to read off certain background colours
- Language Processing
Other types of learning difficulties include:
- Dyscalculia (Numbers)
- Dysgraphia (Handwriting)
- Dyspraxia (Co-ordination)
FACTS:
- Dyslexics use the right side of the brain for processing
- Tend to be more creative and have a higher level of intelligence
- Dyslexia is genetic, therefore can run through generations of families
FALSE:
- Dyslexics are 'thick' (stupid or not bright)
- Only come from poor or disadvantaged backgrounds
- Dyslexia is a Disease