CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

DYSLEXIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Writing letters and words backwards are symptoms of dyslexia.
A
Fact
B
Myth
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The common myths about dyslexia are that dyslexics read backwards and reverse words and letters. While these characteristics may be part of the problem with some individuals, they are NOT the most common or most important attributes. Dyslexia is not a disease!

Detailed explanation-2: -Is Writing Numbers Backward a Sign of Dyslexia? Writing numbers backward isn’t a sign of dyslexia. Dyslexia is a reading disorder that involves problems identifying speech sounds and how they relate to letters and words. Writing backward is a sign of not learning which way symbols face.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Most young writers reverse letters or write letters backwards or upside down. So there’s nothing unusual about what’s happening with your child. In fact, writing letters backwards is part of how kids develop writing skills.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many children are referred for Dyslexia evaluation because they write some letters backwards (sometimes called “mirror writing”).

Detailed explanation-5: -Mirror writing is an unusual script, in which the writing runs in the opposite direction to normal, with individual letters reversed, so that it is most easily read using a mirror.

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