General Info
children with dyslexia usually have trouble with what?
reading, writing, spelling and sometimes numbers
Dyslexia is Rare
FALSE!
Dyslexia affects 5-20% of the population, making it the most common learning disabilities
Dyslexia is caused by laziness or lack of effort
FALSE!
Dyslexia is often a genetic learning disability, that is recognizable from a young age
Dyslexic people have ____ perception confusion
Visual
This person began boxing at 12 after his bike was stolen and a police officer encouraged him to learn
Muhammed Ali
Ali said that although he was a great boxer, he barely graduated high school due to his struggle with reading. Ali was diagnosed with dyslexia.
Name 4 dyslexia symptoms
-persistent difficulties with reading, spelling, writing
-learning new words slowly
-problems forming words correctly, such as reversing sounds in words or confusing words that sound alike
-lack of decoding skills
Dyslexia is a neurobiological learning disability
TRUE!
Dyslexia is rooted in how the brain processes language, especially phonological information
In Canada an estimated 750,000 children are affected by dyslexia
TRUE!
Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disabilities
people with dyslexia have difficulties with phonemic____
awarness
This person was married to Blake Shelton after meeting him on the voice
Gwen Stephanie
"l hid myself in so many ways. I don't know how I even got through school — I barely graduated. I tried as hard as I could, but I learned differently" she recalled
an inability to distinguish or separate the sounds in spoken words is?
Dyslexia
people with dyslexia often have strengths in creativity, problem-solving and big-picture thinking
TRUE!
On average, 1 to 4 students in every classroom may have dyslexia
TRUE!
people believe ____ causes dyslexia
ADHD
This person was the voice behind Shenzi the Hyena in lion king
Whoopi Goldberg
When asked how she thinks her dyslexia affected her, Goldberg says, “I think perhaps it made me more introspective. Made me more thoughtful, maybe slightly slower in how I do things because it takes me a minute sometimes to figure things out.”
Dyslexia affects what percent of school age children?
2% to 8%
Dyslexia can be outgrown
FALSE!
Dyslexia is a lifelong learning disability, but there are strategies to make reading much easier
People with dyslexia see letters backwards
FALSE!
This is a myth, letter reversals can happen in early childhood for any learner
is dyslexia caused by poor parenting or lack of reading at home?
Parenting does not cause dyslexia. Supportive home environments help, but they don’t determine whether a child has dyslexia.
This person is a Canadian comedy actor known for being a "pet detective"
Jim Carry
In his early years at school, Carrey was very quiet and didn’t have many friends. He was an undiagnosed dyslexic, and often struggled in school.
people with dyslexia have delayed what?
Speech
Dyslexia is the same for everyone
FALSE!
it presents differently depending on the person's strengths, environment, and support
Dyslexia often in genetic
TRUE!
are boys or girls more likely to be diagnosed?
Boys are more likely to be diagnosed, but girls experience it at similar rates
This person is best know for his role in spiderman
Tom Holland
Holland was diagnosed with dyslexia around age 7 and revealed that living with ADHD and dyslexia made spelling was his biggest hurdle.