This document discusses dyslexia, including its definition, signs and symptoms, myths and misconceptions, and how to help dyslexic children. Dyslexia involves problems with reading, spelling, and word retrieval. It is not a sign of low intelligence and does not mean a person reads backwards. Dyslexia runs in families and is genetic. While there is no cure, timely intervention and support from teachers and loved ones can help dyslexic individuals overcome challenges.

1. Teacher: Mario Guerrero
Student: Dolly Vasquez

2. DYSLEXIA
 Vocabulary
 Living with dyslexia
 Definition
 Signs and symptoms
 Dispeling myths and misconceptions
 Emotional connections
 How can we help dyslexic chidren?
 Conclusions.

3. Vocabulary
 To read out
 Stuff
 Goon
 To cope with
 To dread
 Teasing
 Word retrieval
 Jumbled
 Dispel
 Timely

4. Living with Dyslexia
Steven Spielberg confessed in an
interview that was diagnosed
with dylexia only a few years ago.
He remembered his childhood
and the difficult situationn he
lived when he was a primary
student. He said: “I learnt to read
2 years later than my classmates
and it made me subject to
teasing”.
One of his movies “the Goonies”
was inspired on his experience as
a member of the goon squad.

5. Definition of dyslexia
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The bottom line is that it does exist, no matter what
name people give it (i.e. specific learning disability,
etc.). In fact, according to Sally Shaywitz (2003), its
prevalence is actually one in five chidren, which is
twenty percent.

6. Runs in family
Dyslexia runs in family, it means
if threre is a sibling, relative with
dyslexia there is a great possibility
that other persons in the family
have dyslexia.
The gene of dyslexia is called
DCDC2

7. Signs and Symptoms
People with dyslexia have problems with
spelling, writing, reading, rhyming words,
word retrieval In some cases
the problem may be worst because people
with dyslexia can not remember names of the persons,
places, inclusively they can have
problems remembering simple secuences of
numbers, for example, counting to 20.

8. Dispeling myths and misconceptions
People with dyslexia do not
lack of intelligence, they are very
smart and can be good at other
activities such as drama,
science, music, etc.
People with dyslexia do not read
backwards, the truth is that they
see things the same way as
everyone else.
Dyslexia is not a desease
for that it does not have cure.

9. Emotional connections
Anxiety.
Negative self-image
Depression

10. How can we help dyslexic children?
It is necessary to help them to express
their emotions and feelings.
Teachers can reward the effort rather
than the progress. For students with
dyslexia grades should be less
important than the effort made by the
students.

11. Conclusions
 Dyslexia is not an desease.
 Dyslexic people can become successful.
 Timely intervention can help them overcome their
troubles.
 For people with dyslexia is important to be supported
by their love ones, friends, teachers, and by all those
persons who are around them.