What exactly is dyslexia
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TOTAL COMMUNICATION WHAT EXACTLY IS DYSLEXIA? www.totalcommunication.com.sg
W HA T EX A C TLY IS D Y S L E X I A ? 1 Dyslexia someone of average or high intelligence. This implies that their significantly lower than what their cognitive abilities predicted. One of the most well- established and studied dyslexia deficits is a core phonological deficiency. is a reading impairment for reading skill is This difficulty affects the processing and manipulation of units of sounds in a spoken language. People with dyslexia often find it harder to learn, retain, and retrieve the representation of sounds language. in their native www.totalcommunication.com.sg
TOTAL COMMUNICATION 2 IS IT C O M M O N ? The prevalence of dyslexia in the population varies across studies. Generally, it can range between 5%to 20%of the people. Although dyslexia is a life-long difficulty, the impacts vary across example, an adult who has had sufficient exposure to reading over the years may show reduced impairment accuracy and fluency compared to a child, even though the spelling persist. the lifespan. For in reading difficulty may www.totalcommunication.com.sg
TOTAL COMMUNICATION 3 IS IT INHERITED? Many worry if dyslexia runs in the family, especially if other family members difficulty with reading Chromosomal studies genetic components of dyslexia that remain to be narrowed down to pinpoint the gene responsible for reading difficulty. have skills. some or writing found have Indeed, there is a genetic risk for dyslexia in a family with a history of reading impairment, undiagnosed. However, it is also assuring that having the risk does not equate to having the disorder because of epigenetics. whether diagnosed or www.totalcommunication.com.sg
TOTAL COMMUNICATION 4 HOW TO IDENTIFY? Getting a diagnosis might be daunting if you feel that you or someone you know has dyslexia. Fortunately, dyslexia testing does not involve needles but a comprehensive evaluation with professionals educational psychologists. such as During this evaluation, the psychologist will analyse cognitive ability, verbal phonological abilities, spelling and other abilities in conjunction with developmental background. Only qualified can diagnose dyslexia. pertinent information such as skills, language professionals www.totalcommunication.com.sg
TOTAL COMMUNICATION 5 PRIMARY SYMPTOMS The difficulties word reading. Other problems that arise in tandem with impaired phonological awareness, verbal short-term memory, phonology, speech perception, processing speed, and nonword repetition. main symptoms of dyslexia are in with accuracy and fluency reading are poor rapid naming, learning of People with dyslexia may also present with social-emotional symptoms such as anxiety, poor self-esteem or self-image, and negative thought patterns. www.totalcommunication.com.sg
TOTAL COMMUNICATION AVAILABLE INTERVENTIONS There are a myriad of reading programs that have been shown to help children with dyslexia. 6 Here at Total Communication Therapy, we use various programmes and educational therapy. Parents can consult our a educational recommendation suitable for them. therapists, for and get an intervention www.totalcommunication.com.sg
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