2. W t isDys xia
ha le !
Dyslexia is not a disability, it is just a
different way of thinking. Dyslexia does
impact literacy but the dyslexic mind is
reflected in bigger ways in the education
system academically and behaviourally.
Without this being clearly understood
everyone will continue to see negative
outcomes rather than the potential of the
people who have dyslexia. Problems can
emerge in speaking, reading, spelling, writing &
listening.
3. DidYo Kno ?
u w
Di d y o u k n o w?
( f r o m y o u n g
d y s l e x i c s )
It's not stupid - just different.
Dyslexics take a different route to tackle a task.
Dyslexics are often very creative.
Many famous and successful people are Dyslexic.
Computers make a difference.
Dyslexics are valuable in a team for their unique outlook.
Dyslexics are good at seeing things in their minds.
Other strengths are gained through being Dyslexic.
C o mmo n
Di f f i c u l t i e s ( f r o m
y o u n g d y s l e x i c s )
Inability to organise all sorts of things.
Can spell a word one day and not the next.
Has an effect on self-confidence.
Teachers don't understand.
Confusion between left and right.
4. W t isthefuturefo p o le
ha r ep
w Dys xia
ith le ?
Some people think that
people with dyslexia cannot
be successful but that is not
true. Some very famous
people with dyslexia are……
5. Fa o p o letha ha
m us e p t ve
d le !
ys xia
A lb e r t E in s t e in (1 8 7 9 - 1 9 5 5 )
Einstein was one of the greatest thinkers in the history of mankind. It
is believed that Einstein was the most brilliant physicist ever to exist.
His theories of relativity led to an entirely new way of thinking about
time, space, matter, energy and gravity and his work led to major
scientific advances. The notion that Einstein was learning disabled has
been furiously debated by Einstein's biographers.
W in s t o n C h u r c h ill (1 8 7 4 -
19 6 5 )
Winston became an internationally respected statesman during World
War II and was one of Britain's well known Prime Ministers. When he
was 12 when his father sent him to Harrow (a very posh private school in
England) and Winston stayed in the lowest grade three times longer
than anyone else. In later life he is being quoted as saying 'By being so
long in the lowest form I gained an immense advantage over the clever
boys, they all went to learn Greek and Latin and splendid things like
that, but I was taught English'. He later excelled in studies of tactics
and fortifications in Sandhurst, a British military college. He graduated
6. -Tom Cruise (actor) -Nelson Rockefeller
-Robyn Williams (actor) (MP)
-Will Smith (actor) -Pablo Picasso (artist)
-Cher (singer/Actress)
-Walt Disney (creator
-Hans Christian
of Disney) Anderson ( Author of
-Thomas Edison Cinderella)
(inventor) -Leonardo Da Vinci
-J.F.K (Ex-president of (Inventor)
the USA)
-Richard Branson
-Steven Spielberg
(Director) (Billionaire)
-George Washington -Henry Ford (Ford cars)
(Ex-President of the -Thomas Jefferson
USA)
-Mohammad Ali (Boxer) (Inventor)
7. C nc io
o lus n
My conclusion is that dyslexic people
learn best in a quiet environment with
nothing that could distract them and
set them off task. If I were teaching a
dyslexic person I would speak slower
and make learning fun by using mind
maps and diagrams. I would also let
them use their finger to trace over
words.
