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Understanding Dyslexia: Beyond the Challenges

Discover what famous dyslexic individuals have in common and learn why dyslexia doesn't have to be a major obstacle. Dyslexia is a learning difference that affects reading and spelling skills. Explore the definition and characteristics of dyslexia, including difficulties with reading, spelling, organization, planning, and memory. Many dyslexics excel in areas that don't require literacy skills. Embrace diversity and empower those with dyslexia to believe and achieve!

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Understanding Dyslexia: Beyond the Challenges

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  1. What do all these famous people have in common?

  2. What do you mean - Dyslexia?

  3. Dyslexia doesn’t have to be a big deal. Dyslexia is a learning DIFFERENCE

  4. Can you read our definition of Dyslexia ? Dyslexia is evident when accurate and fluent word reading and/or spelling develops very incompletely or with great difficulty. This is how some dyslexic people see words. And it’s not just about decoding. Sometimes the words move about on the page too.

  5. Here it is again… Dyslexia is evident when accurate and fluent word reading and/or spelling develops very incompletely or with great difficulty. British Psychological Association, 1999

  6. Many people with Dyslexia have problems READING + SPELLING.

  7. Sometimes people with Dyslexia REVERSE letters and numbers

  8. ORGANISING and PLANNINGcan also be a difficulty

  9. Finding DIRECTIONS can be a challenge (and not just for those with Dyslexia !)

  10. And when it comes to remembering things – most dyslexics have a rotten MEMORY!!! (At least for every day stuff).

  11. Many people with Dyslexia have enormous strengths in areas that don’t need formal literacy skills

  12. Brayns I’m miles mor clevver than enniwun els. Thers milyons of brayns in mi hed. I can mack modls that reely wurk, And dig kyts that fli ovahed. Mi pichurs r betr than orl the rest . But I onli got 2 in the spelin test.

  13. Dyslexia • Between 2 and 5 pupils in every class will have some dyslexic type difficulties, ranging from mild to severe.

  14. People learn in different ways. Let’s celebrate each others’ differences!

  15. Dyslexia…Coming to a friend near you!

  16. Believe and achieve – you can do it!

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