Dyslexia Facts:

• Dyslexia is a brain-based unexpected difficulty with language despite intelligence, motivation, and education.

• A dyslexic reader CAN read, but the area in the brain designed to make reading automatic is not being used, so reading can be slow, choppy, and inaccurate.

• Dyslexic brains have AMAZING SUPERPOWERS! (creating, building, inventing, problem solving, logic & reasoning, music, athletics, imagination, oral communication)

• Dyslexia can be detected as early as 5-6 years. (some non-reading signs: delayed speech, unusual pencil grasp, & difficulty rhyming, tying shoes or choosing a dominant hand)

• Dyslexia is hereditary. If a parent, grandparent, or sibling was diagnosed with dyslexia or experienced trouble learning to read, your child might have dyslexia.

Debunking the Myths:

• Dyslexia is not a visual problem or about seeing letters or words backwards.

• Dyslexia is not about intelligence or motivation. Kids with dyslexia are just as smart as their peers and are already trying hard, but often need accommodations to progress.

• Dyslexia is not rare. Research suggests it affects 15- 20% of the population to some degree.

• Dyslexia is not a special education issue. It's about early detection, intervention, and classroom accommodations.