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Click below for some videos regarding Dyslexia:
This video from the British Dyslexia Association helps to explain what dyslexia is to students.
This video from Vox looks at how the dyslexic brain is 'wired' and explains some of the differences.
This video from Made by Dyslexia interviews successful people with dyslexia and reflects on the importance of differentiated teaching.
Downloadable PDF - What is Dyslexia?
Information adapted from the British Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a neurological difference and can have a significant impact during education, in the workplace and in everyday life.
As each person is unique, so is everyone's experience of dyslexia
It can range from mild to severe
It can co-occur with other learning difficulties
It usually runs in families and is a life-long condition
It is a learning difficulty which primarily affects reading and writing skills.
Dyslexic people may have difficulty processing and remembering information they see and hear, which can affect learning and the acquisition of literacy skills.
Dyslexia can also impact other areas such as organisational skills.
Definition of dyslexia
The BDA has adopted the Rose (2009) definition of dyslexia:
Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that primarily affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent word reading and spelling. Characteristic features of dyslexia are difficulties in phonological awareness, verbal memory and verbal processing speed. Dyslexia occurs across the range of intellectual abilities. It is best thought of as a continuum, not a distinct category, and there are no clear cut-off points. Co-occurring difficulties may be seen in aspects of language, motor co-ordination, mental calculation, concentration and personal organisation, but these are not, by themselves, markers of dyslexia. A good indication of the severity and persistence of dyslexic difficulties can be gained by examining how the individual responds or has responded to well-founded intervention.
Click the top right corner of each document below to download PDF versions.
Dyslexia-Awareness-Poster.pdfThis poster summarizes dyslexia and is useful as a quick reference guide.
Dyslexia Strengths Poster.pdfIt is also important to remember that there are positives to thinking differently. This poster summarizes some dyslexia strengths.
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