DYSLEXIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dyslexia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dyslexia

Introduction

Dyslexia (pronounced: dis-lek-see-ah) is a type of learning disability. A person with a learning disability has trouble processing words or numbers. There are several kinds of learning disabilities; dyslexia is the term used when people have difficulty learning to read, even though they are smart enough and are motivated to learn. The word dyslexia comes from two Greek words: dys, which means abnormal or impaired, and lexis, which refers to language or words. (Acoetti A, 2003)

Discussion

Generally, young children have no difficulty in discovering or comprehending a subject in the prime phases of schooling. They can effortlessly identify notes and find out the relation between notes and sounds. However, there are some children, who find it tough to spell or read a phrase or a sentence. This may deceive a parent to suppose their child as being boring or intellectually poor. To clear this misconception, let me announce you that dyslexia is an outcome of neurological dissimilarities in the brain. It is initiated due to the brain's incompetence to move pictures obtained from the eyes and ears into understandable language. Dyslexia has been identified in highly smart children too. A German ophthalmologist Rudolf Berlin first utilized the period "dyslexia" in the year 1887, while identifying a child. The child was pain from discovering disability, in spite of displaying gifts in other respective fields. Presently, dyslexia is an identified disorder, and if recognized at the primary stage, one can find out modes to contend with this discovering disability and advance their language skills. (Brent, 2007)Types of Dyslexia

There are distinct subtypes of dyslexia in which a child is incapable to read and identify letters. These encompass exterior dyslexia and phonological dyslexia. Surface dyslexia mentions to the discovering disability, in which a child has poor lexical abilities and is incapable to make out irregular words; while, in phonological dyslexia, a child is incapable to make out notes or read them loudly. (Shaywitz, 2001)Symptoms of Dyslexia

Dyslexia can be recognized from numerous indications that a child displays before or after being accepted in school. The next symptoms of dyslexia may assist you to recognize this status in a child. (Shaywitz, 2001)

If the progeny begins conversing late different other children.

If the progeny displays indications of adversity in rhyming.

Inability to identify letters.

Poor reading ability.

In case, the progeny is incapable to realize what he/she learns and has difficulty in farther processing.

Difficulty in identifying reversals of notes for example 'b' ...