What ar some signs of dyslexia?

Question

What ar some signs of dyslexia?

Answer 1

if yuo cna raed tihs yuor not dylsxeic

Answer 2

There are a lot of myths about people with dyslexia.  The word literally means, bad reader.  They are thought to have perceptual difficulties, but it is more a case of poor discrimination skills rather than a neurological or physiological condition.  F-MRI's reveal that their brains work twice as hard, but this strengthens the argument that they are very inefficient in their text processing skills rather than suffer from a brain dysfunction.  Scientists have not settled the issue but in the meantime, researchers continue to study effective intervention strategies.

Dyslexics are characterized by disfluency and poor decoding skills.  Because they are not good decoders, they don't effortlessly recognize words.  They rely on the memorization of words.  This is a monumental task for the brain, considering how many thousands of words need to be memorized; hence, slow reading.   Because their decoding is poor, their spelling is also poor.  

One thing is certain.  Most people who are dyslexic are very intelligent.  They have learned to hide their struggle and have well developed listening skills.  Early intervention can be highly effective in helping them overcome this condition.

Answer 3

No two people with dyslexia are exactly alike because dyslexia ranges from mild to moderate to severe to profound. Some people with dyslexia also have AD/HD.

Therefore, someone with dyslexia may not have every single symptom listed below. But they will have many of them. Professional testers look for a "constellation" or cluster of symptoms in the following areas.

If someone struggles with spelling, is a slow reader who has a difficult time sounding out unknown words, and has difficulty getting their great thoughts down on paper in acceptable form, AND that person has 3 or more of these classic warning signs, it is worth getting that person tested for dyslexia.

These problems are unexpected when compared to the person's proven abilities in other areas.

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Answer 4

Dyslexia is a basket term for having a specific learning disability that affects reading and is thought to be language based. Getting this type of diagnosis really doesn't help you with anything. It is much better to have him or her tested for learning disabilities by a psychologist. You school district will do it if he or she is doing poorly at school.

A learning disability is a neurological disorder. The person's brain is wired differently and though he or she may be as smart as anyone else, they have trouble with reading, writing, organizing and remembering.  Some of the recognized learning disabilities that affect reading (and other things) are deficits in the following:

Auditory Sequencing - Confusion with number sequences, lists or lists of directions. Hearing ninety-four instead of forty-nine.

Auditory Memory - Difficulty remembering what was heard, difficulty remembering important items from a lecture. Spells poorly.

Visual Sequencing - Problems in using a separate answer sheet. Loses place easily. Problems with reading. Reversing or misreading numbers of letters. Reading words incorrectly. Difficulty with equations.

Visual Memory - Difficulty remembering what was seen. Reading comprehension. Difficulty with math equations. Poor recall of information.

Dysgraphia - Inability to form letters correctly. students cannot read their own writing.

Visual Motor Integration - Mechanical problems in test taking. Difficulty copying from board or book. Spaces poorly. Poor written work. Unorganized.

Non-verbal learning disability is a neurological disorder which originates in the right hemisphere of the brain, causing problems with visual-spatial perception, intuitive, organizational, evaluative and holistic processing functions.

Auditory Figure Ground - Trouble hearing sounds over background noises.

Visual Figure Ground - Trouble seeing an image within competing background. Picking one line of print from another while reading.

Visual Discrimination - Seeing the difference between two similar objects

Spatial Orientation - Loses materials. Late to class. Difficulty with oral reading. Unorganized homework. Difficulty judging time.

Expressive Language - Difficulty expressing themselves. Difficulty with accessing stored information and turning it into language.

Receptive Language - Appears to be "not listening". Does not respond promptly to cues. Does not understand long sentences or 3 step directions.

As you can see, it is better to have a precise diagnosis so that modifications to the person's educational materials can be done correctly.

Answer 5

Great, stupid replies. Don't see many of those on this site!

Dyslexia is hard to nail down to a black and white definition. It's an incredibly complex neurological disorder and no two people exhibt the exact same symptoms. It also won't stop you learning anything, but you may need to develop a different method of learning things (called a coping strategy). It affects a lot more than just reading and writing.

This is a rough description of what someone with dyslexia *may* be like, aside from the obvious difficulties with reading, writing and spelling:

*May be bright, intelligent and articulate, however their reading, writing and spelling level is below their average age group.

*Have the same intelligence range as people without dyslexia.

*May have poor academic achievement due to their problems with reading and writing.

*May have good oral language abilities but will perform much more poorly on similar written-language tests.

*Because dyslexia primarily affects reading while sparing other intellectual abilities, affected individuals might be categorised as not "behind enough" or "bad enough" to receive additional help in a school setting.

*Might feel dumb and have poor self-esteem, and might be easily frustrated and emotional about school reading or testing.

*Might try to hide their reading weaknesses with ingenious compensatory "strategies".

*Might learn best through hands-on experience, demonstrations, experimentation, observation, and visual aids.

*Can show talents in other areas such as art, drama, music, sports, mechanics, story-telling, sales, business, designing, building, or engineering.

*Have related problems with attention in a school setting; for instance they might seem to "zone out" or daydream often; get lost easily or lose track of time; and have difficulty sustaining attention.

Answer 6

If you switch letters and numbers frequently or if you write letters backward (d for b for example).

Answer 7

EVERY human brain displays SOME letter, number and/or word switching from time to time.  How MUCH of it occurs and how often it occurs determines whether we call it dyslexia.

Turning letter upside down --'u' and n'; switching them-- 'b' and 'd'; 'p' and 'q' are common errors.  This can be done receptively--as in reading, or expressively as in writing (or speaking incorrect words).

Answer 8

not being able to read or identify shapes