SLD Dyslexia

Significant Learning Need (SLD) formally Dyslexia.

There are several types of Significant Learning Needs

These are often called

1. Dyslexia (has difficulty with words and letters)

2. Dysgraphia (has difficulty with pictures)

3. Dyscalculia (has difficulty with maths)

What is Dyslexia?

Dyslexia occurs when people have difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence. Often tehhir intelligence is much higher than their ability to read or write.

What are some of the symptoms of Dyslexia?

Brain function in a person with Dyslexia is often different. A Dyslexia person is often very bright but struggle to show their knowledge to the same capacity when reading or writing (or drawing and completing maths)

Dyslexia students often have problems with .....

Students may also think in pictures and are often very creative people. They often see information in 3D and can construct an object with a manual. They often like to doodle in class while they are processing information.

Sometimes they struggle with sequencing information and are disorganized. They can become VERY TIRED as it takes a lot of energy to concentrate and unscramble words/letter while learning new information during the day. They may use capital letters in the MIDDLE of words and they may also struggle to use punctuation effectively.

Most Dyslexic students DO NOT like READING out loud in class. PLEASE do not ask them to read aloud unless they want to. 

More information can be found at: Dyslexia Foundation