The Roles of Genetics and Nurture on People with Dyslexia
The Roles of Genetics and Nurture on People with Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a lifelong struggle with constant challenges with reading and speaking. About five to ten percent of the United States population deals with the learning disorder dyslexia (Van den Honert, n.d.). It is a neurological condition that is mainly caused by genetics but there are some rare cases in which it is acquired. Dyslexia interrupts the normal processes of reading and speaking (Van den Honert, n.d.). All of which are used in daily life and this makes life and school so much harder for dyslexics. They must learn to live with the condition for their entire life and there is not really a treatment for it. With the constant struggle and reminder of their condition it can reduce a person’s self esteem and classroom performance. This is where nurture comes into play. Dyslexia is a very significant problem and there still needs to be more research done to determine the exact cause but nurturing a dyslexic in the right way can improve their life drastically despite their genes! Dyslexia is a common condition and is seen a lot in schools. A dyslexic has trouble processing spoken language and written language. A Dyslexic can look at a word but cannot translate it into the sounds of the individual letters. This can cause problems with reading, writing math, and sounding out things (Boston children's hospital, 2005). Depending on the person, the problems with dyslexia can vary. People with dyslexia have a normal or above average IQ, and they are psychologically fine, it is just the processing and acquisition of language that gets in their way. It is a very frustrating situation for they know what they want to say, and they know what they want to write they just cannot put it together (Van den Honert, n.d.). The sounds of the letters do not come to them and it makes them look like poor spellers and speakers. It is usually first discovered in childhood and can have detrimental effects on their
Dyslexia is a lifelong struggle with constant challenges with reading and speaking. About five to ten percent of the United States population deals with the learning disorder dyslexia (Van den Honert, n.d.). It is a neurological condition that is mainly caused by genetics but there are some rare cases in which it is acquired. Dyslexia interrupts the normal processes of reading and speaking (Van den Honert, n.d.). All of which are used in daily life and this makes life and school so much harder for dyslexics. They must learn to live with the condition for their entire life and there is not really a treatment for it. With the constant struggle and reminder of their condition it can reduce a person’s self esteem and classroom performance. This is where nurture comes into play. Dyslexia is a very significant problem and there still needs to be more research done to determine the exact cause but nurturing a dyslexic in the right way can improve their life drastically despite their genes! Dyslexia is a common condition and is seen a lot in schools. A dyslexic has trouble processing spoken language and written language. A Dyslexic can look at a word but cannot translate it into the sounds of the individual letters. This can cause problems with reading, writing math, and sounding out things (Boston children's hospital, 2005). Depending on the person, the problems with dyslexia can vary. People with dyslexia have a normal or above average IQ, and they are psychologically fine, it is just the processing and acquisition of language that gets in their way. It is a very frustrating situation for they know what they want to say, and they know what they want to write they just cannot put it together (Van den Honert, n.d.). The sounds of the letters do not come to them and it makes them look like poor spellers and speakers. It is usually first discovered in childhood and can have detrimental effects on their
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