How Does Dyslexia Affect Children's Development

Health Status : A healthy child is very important in their development , if a child eats healthy, stays active, it can help their development, they may work harder and want to do well, a child maybe with poor diet and health may struggle, or not want to learn. Letting a child be active is not only great for the body but the mind too, a happy child is more likely to push themselves to succeed. There also other stuff that can affect a child, such as Asthma which will affect the child’s breathing like when when doing P.E and they maybe have to use an inhaler to help them (this is usually kept in the medical room) . A Childs health can also be affected during pregnancy if the mother is taking drugs or smoking or even Drinking alcohol. This could result a prem birth and low the baby might have low weight which can then lead to a slower development , A child could be born with a sight or hearing problems also this is all
Dyslexia, its a difficulty in learning to read. This can make the child suffering from this become frustrated this can cause, behavioural problems as they can get frustrated As well as the child becoming no feeling motivated or to start having a dislike for school. if dyslexia is undetected then this will affect their development at school and may spoil any chance of achievement as they will suffer in their work and some children are too scared to say they are struggling. A child with autism can find it very difficult sometimes to understand facial expressions. They can feel lonely and may also avoid social interaction. This might affect their ability to development or interact in certain settings in or out of the classroom and feel left out as they don't know how to show a way to be social for them, they may not have as many friends are they struggle to communicate the way they feel. This is why SENCO are there to step in and even have a child have a helper with them to help