What is Dyslexia?
What is dyslexia?
A specific learning disability in reading that is neurological in origin
True or False: The exact causes of dyslexia are not completely clear.
True?
What does early intervention mean and involve?
Early action in screening, identifying, and providing skillful intervention strategies
Have cures been found for dyslexia?
No. Effective supports have.
What is Dyslexia Canada able to help someone advocate for?
Assessment in the school system by a psychologist; funding
True or False: Dyslexia is connected to genetics?
True
What area/lobe of the brain is associated with the production of language or language output?
Broca's Area in the Temporal lobe
When schools implement evidence-based instruction, reading difficulties can be prevented for over 95% of all children. True or False
True. Dyslexia Canada is committed. Ontario Human Rights Commission (2022) Right to Read Inquiry Report
Is ADHD a cause of dyslexia?
No. ADHD is a co-morbidity
True or False: A child with dyslexia generally has a low aptitude for learning.
False. ... (Explain Sea of Strengths model)
Dyslexia affects about __ to __ school age children in every classroom
About 10 %. (10-20% of Canadian population)
The first. (snap circuit)
A child with dyslexia needs people to do these 3 things:
Learn about dyslexia; identify strengths and opportunities to shine; provide examples of successful adults with dyslexia to inspire them
A skill most people believe individuals with dyslexia cannot do?
Reading
What are books for young students with dyslexia called?
Decodable books
What is dyslexia NOT connected with?
Intelligence, laziness, parenting, and vision issues
True or False: Jumbling sounds or words in speech and delayed speech development are early signs of dyslexia.
True?
True or False: Poverty and poor schooling cause dyslexia.
False
What "Ball and stick" letters might be difficult for students with dyslexia to distinguish?
What are p, q, d, and g?
Children with dyslexia often have problems in the following areas: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Reading, spelling, writing, and sometimes numbers?
How can dyslexia be identified? difficulty rhyming?, difficulty with speech?, difficulty with remembering sequences?
All three
Diagnosis of dyslexia begins at this age
Age six but early screening is important for intervention
Most people think children with dyslexia see letters and symbols in this way
Up-side-down or inversely
Common signs of dyslexia in older children and adults?
Difficulty with writing, grammar and organizing thoughts.