Dyslexia Information
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a neurological language processing disorder, causing problems in reading, writing, and spelling. This disorder makes it difficult for individuals to express themselves and causes a struggle with processing any sort of verbal or written information.
Noticeable Behaviors:
- Avoidance of reading and writing
- Difficulty summarizing and outlining
- Often misreads information
- Often spells the same word differently in the same piece of writing
- Very competent in oral language
- Struggles with sequential information
Accommodation Strategies:
- Extra time to complete assignments
- Books on tape
- Assistive technology, i.e. voice recognition software
- Ask for things to be clearly written on the board, and left up as long as possible
- Get photocopies of lecture/presentation notes or outlines
- Practice reading different kinds of written work (newspapers, novels, comics)
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