Dyslexia – simply put!
“ Simply put, dyslexia is best described an information processing difficulty affected by a short term memory deficit. It is a difficulty that affects various aspects of the individual’s every day life.”
The Specific Learning Difficulties Umbrella
- Dyslexia – specific difficulty with words
- Dyscalculia – specific difficulty with numbers
- Dysgraphia – specific difficulty with handwriting
- Dyspraxia – specific difficulty with motor control
- ADD/ADHD – specific difficulty with attention and concentration, and heightened activity
- Asperger’s (Autism) – specific difficulty with change and social communication/interaction
- Mearles-Irlen – visual perception discomfort
Dyslexia is a Specific Learning Difficulty related to language based tasks. It is characterised by a pattern of unusual and persistent difficulties, ranging from a mild to severe degree of difficulty. No set pattern of difficulties can be ascribed to all dyslexics; the pattern and degree of dyslexic difficulties are as individual as the individuals who experience them. Throughout the course of dyslexia history, this specific learning difficulty is described as different things to different people, according to the profession of the practitioner dealing with this particular difficulty.
Simply put, dyslexia is best described an information processing difficulty affected by a short term memory deficit. It is a difficulty that affects various aspects of the individual’s every day life.
One of the earliest recordings of dyslexia made was by the Glasgow Eye Specialist,
James Hinshelwood in 1896 who described the condition of a teacher who had
lost the ability to read letters as word blindness; commonly known today as
acquired dyslexia. Acquired dyslexia is often the result of a head injury
for example. Subsequent recordings made by Hinshelwood are commonly described
today as developmental dyslexia. Developmental is something you are born with
and is the most common form of dyslexia.
Index
Introduction
Sub-types of Dyslexia
Common manifestations of dyslexia
Dyslexics in Education
Teaching the dyslexic