National Dyslexia Awareness Week What causes dyslexia In

National Dyslexia Awareness Week

What causes dyslexia? In non dyslexics the left side of the brain is mainly used for language activities. However it is now known that dyslexic students need to use both the right side as well as part of the left side of the brain. This is not the side of the brain that is wired for language work. As a result, the brains of dyslexic children and adults have to work about six times harder. This may be why dyslexic children and adults become worn out by language work and dealing with text.

Some of the main problems for Dyslexics Phonics Reading Writing Spelling Memory Organisation Automaticity Speed of processing The more of these someone has, the more likely they are to have dyslexia (and a severe form of it).

Dyslexic people may have problems with: ~ Acquiring phonic knowledge ~ Listening or discriminating between sounds ~ Seeing the whiteboard ~ Reading ~ Concentrating ~ Writing ~ Reversals ~ Finding things they need ~ Organisation ~ Social and emotional skills ~ Low self-esteem

How dyslexics think differently: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=11 r 7 CFl. K 2 sc

Gifts of Dyslexia Dyslexic people are often: ~ Great visual thinkers- thinking in pictures. ~ Fast problem solvers, able to think laterally. ~ Excellent trouble-shooters. ~ Intuitive, good at reading people. ~ Creative- many dyslexics are employed as designers, artists, engineers, architects, actors, chefs, mathematicians, physicists, doctors and dentists.

Good news! ~ Dyslexic people often have above average physical coordination skills. ~ Self-made millionaires are 4 x more likely to be dyslexic than the rest of the population. ~ NASA actively seek dyslexics! ~ School can be hard, however they can become the most successful people outside the classroom.