Chelsea Cwiak

Amanda Mueller
Thabet Almazyad

Dyslexia Handout

5 characteristics of dyslexia are...

a. Preschool
i. delayed speech
ii. difficulty deciphering different letters (b and d)
iii. trouble rhyming
b. Elementary
i. slow, innacurate reading
ii. skips or misreads little words (of, at, to)
iii. poor/messy handwriting
c. adolescence/adulthood
i. difficulty processing auditory information
ii. poor organization skills
iii. slow reading, poor comprehension

Effects (impacts on the person)

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

reading
writing
spelling
spoken language-expressing themselves
self image

Prevalence
a. 15-20% of the population have a language based learning disability.
i. the most common one is dyslexia
b. Nearly equal percentage of males and females have dyslexia.
c. Nearly equal percentage of people from different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds
have dyslexia.
d. Less than 1/3 of students with dyslexia are getting school assistance for their reading
disability.

Strategies
e.
f.
g.
h.

Highlight essential information

Present a small amount of work at a time
Clarify or simplify written instructions
Use a recording device

i.

j.

i. helps students to see and hear what they are doing wrong and need more help
with
Give time
i. more time to answer questions as well as more time to complete assignments if
needed
Find something that they love