2. • INSERT YOUTUBE VIDEO
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zafiGBrFkRM
3. Dyslexia
• Dyslexia is a general term for disorders that involves difficulty
in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other
symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.
• dyslexia is a problem with word decoding, which in turn
impacts spelling performance and the development of reading
fluency.
4.
5. Cause
• as of now nobody knows
• May be due to inherited factors hearing problem at an early age.
• Genetic causes of dyslexia-
A team at the Yale School of Medicine found that defects in a
gene.
Known as DCDC2, were associated with problems in reading
performance.
• if a child suffers frequent colds and throat infecton the prarents is
unaware of “glue ear”
6. • Phonological processing
-Humans have the ability to understand spoken language; it is
something the brain acquires easily and naturally from a very early age.
That is why during very early childhood (3 years) we can utter and
understand relatively complicated sentences.
-This natural ability to acquire language explains why, when we
listen to verbal communication, we do not consciously register that words
are made up of individual sounds, we only hear the word itself. The
smallest units of sound that make up a word are called phonemes.
8. Primary Dyslexia
➢Referred to as deep dyslexia.
➢It is not caused by damage to the brain from an external
➢Is this type of dyslexia, the left hemisphere could not be utilized
efficiently, forcing the child to compensate with the right brain.
9. Trauma Dyslexia
✓Referred to as acquired dyslexia.
✓Before the person acquires this type of dyslexia, he had the
ability to read and comprehend written words. But due to a
brain injury, the ability to make sense of words disappears.
✓It is more common among older individuals who may have
received such an injury.
10. Secondary Dyslexia
❑ Referred to as developmental dyslexia.
❑ Its is most common among boys.
❑ It occurs during the developmental stages of the fetus.
❑ But the severity of this condition decreases as the child grows
older.
❑ The child may still struggle with the symptoms throughout the
puberty, but may perform well in college if there were early
interventions, especially in phonics instructions.
11. Early Intervention for Children with
Dyslexia
• Studies where at-risk kids received early intervention show that 95% of
them did not fall behind their peers and that they experienced fewer
emotional struggles. Studies also show that 74 percent of children who
display reading problems in the third grade will remain poor readers into
adulthood.
• Early intervention does not need to be complicated or difficult. Even a
small time spent on the following activities daily, can make a big
impact on your child’s learning.
12. • Kindergarten and first grade are deemed to be the “window of
opportunity” to prevent long- term reading problems. Without
early intervention, the “reading gap” between struggling readers
and their peers continues to widen over time.
13. 1. Read, read, read.
Kids need to be exposed to fluent reading. Read out loud
often.
We have our older kids read out loud to our younger kids as
part of their everyday routines.
Reading out loud develops an ear for words, sentence
structures and builds vocabulary.
Next time you feel frustrated about reading that same book
for what seems like the millionth time, remember all the good that
your reading is doing and keep reading
14. 2. Phonemic awareness
is the understanding that words are made up of
sounds and is one of the main predictors of future reading
success. Someone with strong phonemic awareness can
hear identify and manipulate the sounds in language and
will likely become a good reader with little difficulty..
Kids with dyslexia are famously lacking in phonemic
awareness. Fortunately, this skill can be taught.
15. • 3. Speech therapy to work on what’s called “phonemic
awareness.” Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and work
with the sounds of letters and letter combinations.
• 4. Educational therapy - This type of therapy helps kids
develop strategies for working around their issues and dealing
with frustration.
• 5. Psychological counseling If dyslexia takes a toll on your
child’s self-esteem or causes anxiety or stress, could also help
her perform better in school.
16. • use different chalk from each line if there is a lot of written
information
• outline what is going to be taught and ending what has been
taught
• make sure that message and day to day classroom activities are
written down and never sent verbally
• break task down into easily remembered pieces of information
