Definition: "A specific inability
or pronounced difficulty in learning to read or spell, despite otherwise
normal intellectual functions. (Dyslexia, 1999)"
Definition: "A specific inability
or pronounced difficulty in learning to read or spell, despite otherwise
normal intellectual functions. (Dyslexia, 1999)"
| They (dyslexics) can utilize the brain's ability to alter and create perceptions. | Lack of awareness of sounds in words, sound order, rhymes, or sequence of syllables. |
| They are highly aware of the environment. | Difficulty decoding and encoding words. |
| They are more curious than average. | Poor sequencing of numbers, of letters in words, when read or written. |
| They think mainly in pictures instead of words. | Problems with reading comprehension. |
| They are highly intuitive and insightful. | Difficulty expressing thoughts in written form. |
| They think and perceive multi-dimensionally. | Delayed spoken language. |
| They can experience thought as reality. | Imprecise or incomplete interpretation of language that is heard. |
| They have vivid imaginations. | Difficulty in expressing thoughts orally. |
| Confusion about directions in space or time. | |
| Confusion about right or left handedness. | |
| Similar problems among relatives. | |
| Difficulty with handwriting. | |
| Difficulty in mathematics. |
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