The Franklin Press
Literacy Links - October 2017
Learning about Dyslexia
October is dyslexia awareness month. To help our students understand and respect others with learning differences we shared facts about dyslexia daily on morning announcements.
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) defines dyslexia as “Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.”
Here are some unknown and helpful facts about Dyslexia...
Dyslexia is a learning difference some people have. Dyslexic people can learn how to read and spell but they need to be taught in a different way. Plenty of smart and talented people are dyslexic. We have dyslexic friends in our school and there are even dyslexic teachers!
Dyslexic kids are just like everyone else. They like to play sports, take dancing lessons, play musical instruments and have a good time. They love to learn new things and go to school. When they are learning to read and spell they have to work very hard, but learning how to do other things might be very easy for them.
People with Dyslexia are smart, and their brains process letter sounds a little differently from people who don’t have dyslexia. Sometimes dyslexic kids use audio books to read with their ears. This is called ear reading. They are great listeners and they can comprehend everything that other people read with their eyes or fingers.
People all over the world are dyslexic. People who speak different languages are dyslexic. Some people are more dyslexic than other people. And dyslexia runs in families. Equal amounts of boys are girls are dyslexic.
People with dyslexia are often very creative thinkers. There are many famous people who are Dyslexic. Did you know that Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein were dyslexic? So are Tom Cruise, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Gates, Will Smith, and Jim Carey.
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