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UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA
Dyslexia IS. . .
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A way of thinking based on visual-spatial talents
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A three - dimensional thought process
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Often labeled as an auditory processing or a visual perception deficiency
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Something that can be helped at its root level
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Both a gift and a challenge
Dyslexics. . .
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Have vivid imaginations
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Remember incredible details from various experiences they’ve done
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Are smart, but often unable to prove it in school
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Often love to build and create with their hands
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Are creative, “out of the box,” thinkers
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Are very curious about how/why things work
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Think mainly in pictures
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Avoid written instructions, yet easily complete a 3-D project
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Experience high levels of confusion with language symbols
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Create excellent mental thoughts, but cannot transfer thoughts to paper
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Often become highly successful individuals
Dyslexia is NOT. . .
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Something one “outgrows”
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A disease
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A process to be ashamed of
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Best “fixed” with “tricks” and compensatory methods
"Dyslexia affects one in five children—ten million children in America alone," according to Dr. Sally Shawitz, a leading dyslexia researcher from Yale University. Most importantly, each individual is unique in the compilations of characteristics. Once you’ve met one dyslexic, you’ve met one.
