Dyslexia

bis is my story

Ny story of dislexia

This is an e-book about dyslexia from perspective of dyslexics. The error-typing indicates the difficulty of dyslexics in recognizing letter. The left side of the page would be my story of dyslexia whereas the right side is some evident from the reading that I have made.

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• Usually, a child is detected for dyslexia at the first or second year of schooling as the symptoms such are not being able to read and write become more obvious.

• However, testing by a doctor can usually been done when the child is in the fourth grade- this might because if they are been tested earlier, their learning disability might because of their young age and not because of dyslexia.

• Some of the symptoms for dyslexic are hard to recognize letters, very bad in coordination, and delay in speech

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• The dyslexic patient's writing is characterized by spelling errors, letter order errors, letter addition/subtraction, and a small written vocabulary. The writing speed is slow; the hand writing poor, with irregularly formed letters; and inappropriate use of words is common. Reading passages written by these patients is at times is a near impossibility since they often use highly phonetised spelling (e.g., 'shud' for 'should') and have difficulty in distinguishing between homophones ('their' and 'there').

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• They also have short attention span and easily distracted.

• Because of their difficulty in learning, they get easily bored and tend to do something else, it might contribute to disruptive behavior (Ishaan in Every Child Is Special)

• However, not not all dyslexics deal with it negatively, some of them just work harder and find solution in reducing the difficulty (Jennifer Smith in Dyslexia Wonders)

• “I was tired of feeling stupid when I knew I was smart, and I decided to do something about it instead of complaining or letting it beat me”-Jennifer Smith

Smtmes I juzt want to joint othrs in rdning, but….

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raedign, wirtign and spenligl nd preblems with concetnartoin!

• “Like any other students, l was continually frustrated by wanting to learn and read but not be able to do it in the conventional way”-Laura Roman

• The nasty words such as stupid or idiot will shatter the child’s self confident to learn.

• “When my brother teased me, I felt less motivated to learn”- Jennifer Smith

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• Emma spoke about the importance of accommodations because she has had the opportunity to experience the benefits that this type of assistance can play for these students- Wilson

• Dyslexic learn to read through non-conventional teaching, a method that combine textile, auditory and visual cues for understanding language – Paula Roman

• Throughout his school career, Tim attended parochial schools with good learning support services, received extra reading and writing instruction both at and outside of school, took advantage of curriculum accommodations such as oral testing and books on tape, put in the extra academic effort that students with learning disabilities usually need, and used his good social skills to both maintain a satisfying nonacademic life and advocate for himself with teachers at school-Newby (2010)

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Tis is my atr work, my tcher praizes me tt dey

i juz learnt

difrntly. Tht is the way I am

• Having dyslexia taught them to be more persistent and creative in their learning.

• the unmasking or development of artistic talents observed in many dyslexic subjects may be linked to the developmental delay in language function, which localized in the dominant hemisphere (usually the left hemisphere). This would 'disinhibit' the nondominant parietal lobe (usually the right), leading to unmasking or development of artistic talent and creativity. Creativity, of course, is domain specific, and it need not be limited only in to the field of art (Ambar. Chakravarty, 2009)

• Dyslexic people often have a natural flair for one or more of the arts such as music, dance, drawing, or acting. They often possess a natural ability to see patterns in noise, which helps them to produce creative abstract ideas out of what many would look upon as mundane sensory environments.

• People with dyslexia enjoy above average skills and able to at things differently (Jennifer Smith)

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Ppeloel recgnze my skill in othr area

Undtsrtdn my bydfuclty

• a lack of understanding can affect a dyslexic.

• The first image is showing that instead of blaming children for their disability, we have to develop their talented skills in other area.

• The second one indicates what friend or other people should do to help them at least to reduce the difficulty in their learning.

• Now, I am using the bright background for the image if compared to the first slide.

• The blue sky is a light of hope to show how his life seems to be brighter.

• He is now cope with his problem with all the supports he got from others.

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• Family plays a great role in a life of dyslexia children, they should be the first people who can detect any different behavior or symptoms.

• They are responsible to find an effective learning support to reduce the difficulty.

• Their continuous support is much more important than anything else.

• The support from parents, friends, and teachers is important that motivate dyslexics.

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• I will never let dyslexic become a barrier for me to achieve my dream-Laura Roman, a veteriner

• There is no one stopping you other than yourselves- Jennifer School Student, a Middle School Student

• Follow your dream, mine is to be a doctor- Emma

to me….

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