GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
DYSLEXIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Fact
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Myth
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Myth: Gifted children cannot be dyslexic or have a learning disability. Fact: Dyslexia has no correlation with intelligence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some research has also shown that dyslexia is more common among gifted people in spatially oriented occupations, such as art, math, architecture, and physics.
Detailed explanation-3: -Is dyslexia a sign of genius or a different way of learning? Current research indicates that dyslexia has no relationship to intelligence and individuals with dyslexia are neither more nor less intelligent than the general population.
Detailed explanation-4: -Davis explained that dyslexia is a gift because it allows highly visual people to think laterally around a problem, and to think multi-dimensionally instead of from one perspective.
Detailed explanation-5: -In fact, despite reading ability, people who have dyslexia can have a range of intellectual ability. Most have average to above average IQs, and just like the general population, some have superior to very superior scores. So, our kids not only seem smart.