July 13, 2014
Learning Disability Article on Dyslexia What is Dyslexia? In the article “What is Dyslexia? What Causes Dyslexia?” by Medical News Today, it states “According to the University of Michigan Health System, dyslexia is the most common learning disability” Medical News Today (2013, 2). In this article it also says that “The National Health Service, UK, estimates that 4-8% of all schoolchildren in England have some degree of Dyslexia” Medical News Today (2013, 2). Moreover the article also states “It is estimated that boys are one-and-a-half to three times more likely to develop Dyslexia then girls” Medical News Today (2013, 2). From the article “What is Dyslexia? What Causes Dyslexia?” by Medical …show more content…
Dyslexia is a distinct learning disability because it is a defect in the brains in take and organization of graphic symbols. Dyslexia is not connected to the intelligence of a person. There are many brilliant and successful people that have Dyslexia. People having problems in spelling and word recognition mostly characterize dyslexia. In the article it states, “The problem in dyslexia is a linguistic one, not a visual one. Dyslexia in no way stems from any lack of intelligence” Medical News Today (2013, …show more content…
Phonological processing, how well they express themselves, their receptive language abilities and their ability to make sound-symbol associations, is usually where an examiner will focus their testing when testing a child. When doing a diagnostic test it should cover these areas, background information, intelligence, oral language skills, word recognition, decoding, phonological processing, automaticity/fluency skills, reading comprehension, vocabulary knowledge, family history and early development. In the article it says “there is no “cure” for Dyslexia. There are however, a range of specialists and well targeted interventions that can help children and adults improve their reading and writing skills” Medical News Today (2013, 5). Consisting of one-on-one teaching or small-group classes, most of the children who have Dyslexia will only miss a few hours of their normal classes every week so that they can get specialist teaching and support. They will focus on improving: learning to recognize phonemes, and understanding that these phonemes are represented by groups of letters, reading out aloud, vocabulary building and reading