This document discusses dyslexia, including what it is, common myths about it, and facts to dispel those myths. Some key points:
- Dyslexia is a neurologically-based condition that makes reading, writing, and spelling difficult despite average or above average intelligence.
- Many myths exist, such as that dyslexia is a visual problem or can be outgrown, but research has disproven these.
- Facts show dyslexia is lifelong but can be managed through timely intervention, and that it is not related to intelligence or laziness. Early identification and systematic, explicit instruction are important for helping those with dyslexia.
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Beyond the classroom, I actively seek opportunities to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios. Whether through internships, research projects, or volunteering experiences, I am committed to translating academic insights into practical solutions. These endeavors have not only enriched my understanding of psychology but have also cultivated my ability to empathize and communicate effectively.
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As I progress in my academic journey, I remain open to new ideas, challenges, and opportunities for growth.
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2. What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is an inherited condition that makes it
extremely difficult to read, write, and spell in your native
language—despite at least average intelligence.
Dyslexia is a neurologically-based,
often familial, disorder which
interferes with the acquisition and
processing of language. Varying in
degrees of severity, it is manifested
by difficulties in receptive and
expressive language, including
phonological processing, in reading,
writing, spelling, handwriting, and
sometimes in arithmetic.
Dyslexia is not the result of lack of
motivation, sensory impairment,
inadequate instructional or
environmental opportunities, or other
limiting conditions, but may occur
together with these conditions.
Although dyslexia is lifelong,
individuals with dyslexia frequently
respond successfully to timely and
appropriate intervention.
3. Common Myths
Myth
Dyslexic children see things backward (i.e.,
writing letters and words backward) and
reversals are an invariable sign of the disability.
Fact
Many young children reverse letters when
learning to write. While it is true that dyslexic
children have difficulties attaching the
appropriate labels or names to letters and
words, there is no evidence that they actually
see letters and words backward.
4. Common Myths
Myth
Dyslexia is a visual problem – dyslexics see
words backwards and letters reversed.
Fact
This was proven inaccurate by a study by
Professor Frank Vellutino while at the
University at Albany. He asked dyslexic and
non-dyslexic American students to reproduce
a series of Hebrew letters that none of them
had ever seen before. The dyslexic students
were able to perform the task just as
accurately as the non-dyslexic students,
showing that their dyslexia did not affect their
eyesight.
5. Common Myths
Myth
Intelligence and ability to read are related, so if
someone doesn’t read well, they can’t be very
smart.
Smart people cannot be dyslexic or have a
learning disability.
Fact
There is absolutely no relation between
dyslexia and IQ. Dyslexics can have high,
middle, or low IQ’s just like the rest of the
population.
Dyslexia and intelligence are NOT connected.
Many dyslexic individuals are very bright and
creative and have accomplished amazing
things as adults.
6. Common Myths
Myth
Dyslexia does not exist.
Dyslexia is rare.
Fact
There has been over 30 years of documented, scientific
evidence and research proving the existence of
dyslexia. It is one of the most common learning
disabilities to affect children.
In the United States, The Yale Center for Dyslexia
research has shown that dyslexia affects 20% of the
population. That is 1 in 5 people. Some people may
have more mild forms, while others may experience it
more severely. Dyslexia is one of the most common
causes of reading difficulties in elementary school
children
7. Common Myths
Myth
Dyslexia can be outgrown
Dyslexia is innate, incurable, and permanent
Fact
Dyslexia is a lifelong issue; yearly monitoring of
phonological skills from first through twelfth grade
shows that the disability persists into adulthood.
Although many dyslexics learn to read accurately they
may continue to read slowly and not automatically.
While dyslexia is a lifelong learning disability, early,
intensive, and systematic intervention can help a
student keep up and retain his grade level in school, as
well as minimize the negative effects dyslexia can have,
such as low self-esteem and poor self-concept as a
learner.
8. Common Myths
Myth
There is no way to diagnose dyslexia
Dyslexia cannot be diagnosed until third grade
Fact
We can accurately identify those who are at-risk for
dyslexia as early as preschool; and identify dyslexia as early
as 1st grade.
Professionals with extensive training in diagnosis can
accurately identify the precursors to developing dyslexia as
early as age 5. We can make a definitive diagnosis as soon
as the child begins to struggle with learning to read, spell,
and write. The sooner a diagnosis is made, the quicker the
child can get help, and the more likely we are to prevent
secondary blows to their self-esteem. A combination of a
family history of dyslexia and symptoms of difficulties in
spoken language can help identify a vulnerable child even
before he/she begins formal schooling.
9. Common Myths
Myth
Dyslexia can be accurately diagnosed by an
educational psychologist or a 'specialist
dyslexia teacher' by using special tests.
Fact
Technically, yes. Although, depending which
professional is doing the assessment, the diagnosis
may differ. Often, specialists will use phrases in a
written report such as “child has a specific weakness in
phonological development” instead of saying "child
has dyslexia." Additionally, many times the school
personnel will say that they don't diagnose dyslexia. It's
a matter of semantics -- in most states, dyslexia falls
under the special education code. It is a specific
learning disability (SLD) in reading, spelling, and/or
writing and may be coupled with challenges in oral
expression. Don’t give up hope, though! Dyslexia can
be diagnosed and early, systematic and explicit
intervention can help minimize its negative effects.
10. Common Myths
Myth
Dyslexia is a medical diagnosis
Fact
Dyslexia is not characterized as a medical problem and
is not typically diagnosed by doctors because they
don’t have training in oral language, reading, writing,
or spelling assessment and diagnosis. That said,
developmental pediatricians have additional training in
cognition and learning, and some have expertise in the
clinical and neurobiological features of dyslexia. There
is no pill or medication that can heal dyslexia.
Additionally, dyslexia is typically not covered by
medical insurance (i.e., it is not a medical problem),
although it does have lifelong negative effects that can
encompass feelings of wellbeing.
11. Common Myths
Myth
Dyslexia is a specific brain weakness. It is a
genetically-based, neurological difficulty with
phoneme awareness and processing skills (the
ability to perceive and manipulate speech
sounds).
Fact
Phonemic awareness is only necessary when
learning to read and spell, which involves using
an alphabet code. Research has shown that this
aptitude is not acquired often in children.
Usually, students need systematic phonics
instruction in order to become proficient in
reading and processing. Some people find this
ability to learn how to recognize and manipulate
phonemes more difficult than others due to
normal genetic variation, rather than a brain
weakness. (Source: dyslexics.org.uk)
12. Common Myths
Myth
People with dyslexia cannot read.
Fact
Incorrect. Most children and adults with
dyslexia are able to read, even if it is at a basic
level. Spelling is one of the classic red flags
alerting parents and teachers of a serious
underlying problem. The child may be unable
to understand the basic code of the English
language and cannot break down or
reconstruct (with spelling) words using codes
(letters).
13. Common Myths
Myth
If a dyslexic child reads out loud for 20
minutes per day, it will improve his or her
reading.
If you don’t teach a dyslexic child to read by
age 9, then it’s too late for them to ever learn
how to read.
Fact
Reading out loud will not help a child sound out
unknown words. Instead, he will continue to try to
memorize the shape of a word and use pictures and
context clues to try and guess it which will not help his
reading development. That said, being exposed to the
same texts that his or her peers are reading and
learning from is very important, so a dyslexic child
should be read to (or read along to audiobooks) every
day.
It is never too late to improve the reading, spelling, and
writing skills of someone with dyslexia.
14. Common Myths
Myth
Intelligence and ability to read are related, so if
someone doesn’t read well, they can’t be very
smart.
Gifted children cannot be dyslexic or have a
learning disability.
Fact
There is absolutely no relation between
dyslexia and IQ. Dyslexics can have high,
middle, or low IQ’s just like the rest of the
population
Many dyslexics have very high IQs and have
gone on to accomplish outstanding things in
their lives. Many famous authors, researchers,
actors and actresses, politicians, athletes, and
others from all different professions are
dyslexic.
15. Common Myths
Myth
Retaining a child (i.e., holding them back a
grade) will improve their academic struggles.
Fact
According to several institutions (i.e., U.S.
Department of Education, American
Federation of Teachers, National Association
of School Psychologists), there is no benefit to
retention because it has never improved a
student’s academic struggles. These students
do not need another year of the same
instruction -- they need differentiated
intervention that is research-based,
systematic, and explicit.
16. Common Myths
Myth
Accommodations are a crutch, and the student
for whom they are made will become lazy.
Fact
Accommodations are not an advantage; it is
an attempt to level the playing field. To
paraphrase Richare Lavoie, fair doesn't mean
everyone gets the same thing; fair means
everyone gets what he or she needs to be
successful. Even with certain accommodations,
such as extra time on a test, a slow reader will
still feel the same time constraints compared
to the ordinary reader.
17. Common Myths
Myth
Most teachers know the warning signs of
dyslexia, so they can alert a parent if their child
is showing symptoms.
Fact
An individual with dyslexia often is confronted with
challenges when attending school. Most classroom
teachers have not had formal training in dyslexia. Since
there are so many different types and severities of a
learning disability that could potentially be in a
classroom at a given time, it is difficult for one teacher
to be an expert and identify all of the needs of the
students. Therefore, if your child is struggling and not
achieving, it behooves you to talk with your child's
teachers and building principal to begin the steps
toward requesting additional help, and, if necessary, a
special education referral for a suspected learning
disability (LD).
18. Common Myths
Myth
More boys than girls have dyslexia
Fact
Boys’ reading disabilities are indeed identified more often
than girls’, but studies indicate that such identification is
biased. The actual prevalence of the disorder is nearly
identical in the two sexes. So why are more boys sent for
testing than girls? Largely, it's because of their behavior. It
seems when boys in first, second, or third grade can't do
classroom assignments or homework, they get frustrated
and act out their frustration. Parents and teachers notice
that behavior and then try to figure out why they are
behaving that way -- by sending them for testing. But
often, when girls in the early grades can't do the work, they
tend to get quiet, move to the back of the room, and try to
become invisible. So they don't get noticed as early. Often,
their dyslexia is not discovered until much later.
19. Common Myths
Myth
Schools test children for dyslexia.
If a child is not eligible for special education
services or an IEP, then that child doesn’t have
dyslexia.
Fact
Most public schools do not screen students for dyslexia
because federal funding does not require them to do
so. A school, however, may test a child with dyslexia to
see if he qualifies for special education under the
guidelines for specific learning disability (LD).
Dyslexia comes in many degrees from mild to severe.
Most children with dyslexia will not receive special
education services unless they score very poorly,
usually under the 10th percentile. Unfortunately, even
children with mild dyslexia can easily fall behind in
school.
20. Common Myths
Myth
Teachers can’t make accommodations for a
dyslexic child because they can’t change the
curriculum.
It isn’t fair for a teacher to make
accommodations for one dyslexic child in a
classroom when these accommodations are
not given to every student.
Fact
Accommodations do not alter the curriculum.
Accommodations are a slight change in the way a
teacher will present new ideas, has students practice
new skills, or tests the new subject material.
Accommodations change methods of teaching, not
classroom material
A fair approach to teaching means providing each
student with what he/she needs in order to succeed. A
student has to be willing to utilize the accommodations
made for him in order to succeed so ultimately, a child
with accommodations made for him still has to work
just as hard to succeed as any other student.
21. Common Myths
Myth
Most reading and resource teachers are highly
trained in dyslexia and its remediation
methods.
Most reading specialists know the latest
research on dyslexia.
Fact
Unfortunately, this is not true. Recent graduate
students with a Masters degree in reading have not
had any courses on dyslexia. Additionally, few literary
coaches and resource specialists have had training in
dyslexia either.
Unfortunately, recent research has shown that most
teacher-training programs aren’t teaching the science
of reading including early identification of children at
risk for reading failure, daily training in linguistic and
oral skills, implicit instruction in letter sounds and
syllables, and teaching phonics in a sequential order
that research has shown will be most beneficial to
students.
22. Common Myths
Myth
Dyslexia can be cured or helped by special
balancing exercises, fish-oils, glasses with
tinted lenses, vision exercises, NLP magical
spelling, modeling clay letters, inner-ear-
improving medications, training primitive
reflexes, eye occlusion (patching), etc.
Fact
None of these remedies have been found to
be effective based on scientific evidence.
Dyslexics require explicit and systematic
instruction in phonological awareness,
phonics, and spelling patterns and rules.
Additionally, they may need strategies for
vocabulary, reading comprehension and
writing, as well as verbal expression and word
retrieval.
23. Common Myths
Myth
Children with dyslexia are just lazy. They
should try harder.
Fact
If there is ONE myth that we'd like to see disappear, it is this
one. Lack of awareness about the disorder among educators
and parents has often resulted in the child being branded as
"lazy." What frequently happens is that these children learn that
they are going to fail at tasks of reading, spelling, and writing; it
becomes an attempt at self-preservation (i.e., rather than try
and fail, it is safer to just not try or work laboriously to no avail).
Research has shown, with the technology of functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), that those with dyslexia use
a different part of their brain when reading and working with
language. Dyslexic people show an abnormal pattern of brain
function when reading: underactivity in some regions,
overactivity in another which, according to research, accounts
for the difficulty they have in extracting meaning from the
printed word. The findings provide evidence that people with
dyslexia are not poorly taught, lazy, or stupid, but have an
inborn brain difference that has nothing to do with intelligence.
If students with dyslexia do not receive the right type of
intervention and/or classroom accommodations, they often
struggle in school -- despite being bright, motivated, and
spending hours on homework assignments.
24. The images above show what dyslexia can look like in the brain. It is a functional
magnetic resonance image (fMRI) highlighting brain activity while the subjects read.
Activity is seen in areas circled with dashed lines. On the left, is a composite scan of a
typical reader with lots of brain activity in the temporal parietal lobes. The image on the
right is of a dyslexic person, Ben Foss, founder of Headstrong Nation and author of The
Dyslexia Empowerment Plan. The images were taken at Stanford University when Ben was
a graduate student. They show the physical evidence of dyslexia, a specific learning
disability
25. Helpful Websites
Bright Solutions for Dyslexia Susan Barton http://www.dys-add.com/index.htm
Head Strong Nation Ben Foss http://headstrongnation.org/
Yale Center for Dyslexia Sally Shaywitz http://dyslexia.yale.edu/
Decoding Dyslexia OK http://decodingdyslexiaok.org/
Understood https://www.understood.org/en
Dyslexia Training Institute http://www.dyslexiatraininginstitute.org/about-us.html
26. Documentaries
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia Netflix
Embracing Dyslexia trailer – YouTube
Dislecksia The Movie (Official Trailer) – YouTube
Books