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Dyslexia is a common condition, so much that some people have suggested that it is a learning difference more than a disability. Dyslexia is best known its effect on reading, but it can also affect writing and spelling, attention and working memory (keeping information 'in mind'), sensory-motor coordination, and math learning.
Dyslexia often runs in families, although it various so much from person-to-person, that the family history may not always be discovered.
It's important to know whether a reading, writing, or other school challenge could be related to dyslexia because many helps are now available. Many students are relieved to find reasons for why they've had to work so hard, and often this discovery becomes a turning point in self-understanding and their outlook for the future.
In The Mislabeled Child, we talk about four categories of behaviors associated with dyslexia-related problems in reading. Briefly, these are behaviors associated with how children seem to: 1) Hear words (phonology, sounds), 2) See words (letter or word skips, reversals), 3) Remember words (by hearing or by sight), and 4) Say words.
Understanding which behavior(s) are the most affected, can choose the most effective strategy for educational or therapeutic intervention.
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listen, rather than read these pages, download the free
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Sayz Me.
We tried it out on our PC system and it worked
beautifully. The initial voice when we opened the
program was "Mary in Outer Space", but you can set it
for a normal male or female voice, and further adjust
the speed and pitch. It can read web pages, emails, and
anything that you can cut-and-paste.
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