CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

DYSLEXIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False? Dyslexia affects kids and adults.
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Most people are diagnosed as kids, but it’s not unusual for teens or even adults to be diagnosed. A teen’s parents or teachers might suspect dyslexia if they notice many of these problems: poor reading skills, despite having normal intelligence. poor spelling and writing skills.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dyslexia in adults, much as is the case in children, can manifest in different and unexpected ways. The symptoms of dyslexia in adults can make managing areas like careers and relationships difficult and lead to low self-esteem, especially if diagnosis and/or treatment was not pursued earlier on as a child.

Detailed explanation-3: -How common is dyslexia? It is estimated that as many as one in five kids has dyslexia, and that 80 to 90 percent of kids with learning disorders have it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Males are diagnosed with dyslexia more frequently than females, even in epidemiological samples. This may be explained by greater variance in males’ reading performance.

Detailed explanation-5: -Children with dyslexia have trouble reading and spelling even when they’ve had opportunities to learn and have tried very hard to learn. Dyslexia is a type of learning disorder – that is, a specific, serious and ongoing problem in a particular area of learning. It’s also sometimes called a specific learning disorder.

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