What Happens To Dyslexic Children When They Grow Up?

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May 102010
 

This short report really focuses on adults who now believe they may have dyslexia. If this is you, and you are, you obviously grew up with the deficit.

How you cope now, depends on the type of problem you had as a child. May be you found it difficult sounding out printed words, if reading out loud, you tended to pronounce certain words (e.g. yacht, bough) incorrectly, or maybe you had difficulty remembering what you have read for example.  Unless you have a severe dyslexia, as you go through your education, you will gradually develop strategies to help you cope. That is, things you can do you tend to rely on more. For example, if you have a difficulty in sounding out words, you will listen carefully when others say them and add them to your lexicon by memorising them. Adult developmental dyslexics are often referred to as compensated dyslexics when they have found ways to cope with their problem.

You may cope perfectly well as an adult using these strategies and no one would ever be aware. But you may realise there is a problem and want to check it out for sure.  You can look at your spellings and see if there is a pattern. Do you regularly spell words you hear as they sound (even “yacht” or”bough”) for example.

One thing that research has shown is that there is nearly always a reading speed deficit, even as a compensated dyslexia, as an adult the reading speed will be slower than normal. If you are going to test your reading speed yourself,  do not use a paragaph where you can pick up the context as this obviously helps you. Construct a 200 to 300 word paragraph that consists of random 3 letter words that do not form a sentence.

Such a sentence may be along the lines of, “dog, the, may, cat, say, the, big, and”. Read it silently to yourself with a stop watch and get a couple of other people to read it as well. See if your speed is slower.

At this point, it must be pointed out that you may not dyslexic at all. If you failed to learn to read properly at school because you had poor attendance, moved around a lot, didn’t bother, poor eyesight or hearing etc., you may just be a slow and ‘garden variety’ type of poor reader. Take the online dyslexia test today and give yourself a proper idea.

CLICK HERE to go there straight there now.

This short report really focuses on adults who now believe they may have dyslexia. If this is you, and you are, you obviously grew up with the deficit. How you cope now, depends on the type of problem you had as a child. May be you found it difficult sounding out printed words, if reading out loud, you tended to pronounce certain words (e.g. yacht, bough) incorrectly, or maybe you had difficulty remembering what you have read for example.  Unless you have a severe dyslexia, as you go through your education, you will gradually develop strategies to help you cope. That is, things you can do you tend to rely on more. For example, if you have a difficulty in sounding out words, you will listen carefully when others say them and add them to your lexicon by memorising them. Adult developmental dyslexics are often referred to as compensated dyslexics when they have found ways to cope with their problem. You may cope perfectly well as an adult using these strategies and no one would ever be aware. But you may realise there is a problem and want to check it out for sure.  You can look at your spellings and see if there is a pattern. Do you regularly spell words you hear as they sound (even “yacht” or”bough”) for example. One thing that research has shown is that there is nearly always a reading speed deficit, even as a compensated dyslexia, as an adult the reading speed will be slower than normal. If you are going to test your reading speed yourself,  do not use a paragaph where you can pick up the context as this obviously helps you. Construct a 200 to 300 word paragraph that consists of random 3 letter words that do not form a sentence. Such a sentence may be along the lines of, “dog, the, may, cat, say, the, big, and”. Read it silently to yourself with a stop watch and get a couple of other people to read it as well. See if your speed is slower. At this point, it must be pointed out that you may not dyslexic at all. If you failed to learn to read properly at school because you had poor attendance, moved around a lot, didn’t bother, poor eyesight or hearing etc., you may just be a slow and ‘garden variety’ type of poor reader. Take the online dyslexia test today and give yourself a proper idea. CLICK HERE to go there straight there now. " />

Surprising Symptoms of Dyslexia

 Signs and Symptoms of Dyslexia  No Responses »
Mar 142010
 

Most people know that dyslexia mainly involves a difficulty with reading the printed word. This may involve such things as visual disturbances when trying to read the letters/words or perhaps poor comprehension due to a short term memory problem among other things.

The list below is not exhaustive, nor will it apply to everyone. It will however give you some idea but if you are an adult, do try the online test for dyslexia or try some of the tactics that work for others HERE.

However, symptoms of dyslexia can involve a lot more, watch the video below for more information.

Because most children obviously are unable to read until around 7-years-old it is difficult to spot a problem before this age. However, there are a few pre-cursors such as a family history of reading problems.

A child will have good and bad days for no obvious reason and will show confusion with directional words such as up/down and trouble with sequence, such as the days of the week.

Prior to school, the jumbling of phrases or excessive word subsitutions will be more persistant than normal as will be the inability to remember the names of known objects such as ‘chair’. Quite an important sign of dyslexia is any difficulty in learning nursery rhymes that involve rhyming words (such as ‘cat’, ‘sat’, ‘mat’) and possibly, the late development of speech.

Excessive clumsiness such as persistantly bumping into things, difficulty in ball play or clapping in rhythm should also be watched for and can be a symptom of dyslexia.

Primary School Age

When a child is at school, you are very likely to find a difficulty with spelling as well as reading and that letters and figures will be the wrong way round or omitted. Tables and alphabet learning will be difficult. Concentration will be poor and you will observe poor comprehension of anything that has just been read. Written work will take longer and if teaching is at a rapid pace, they may find it more difficult to process speech.

Telling left from right may be a problem but may show greater skills in other areas. Low self-esteem will already be starting to show and should be dealt with sympathically.

Upper school or 11 and over.

In addition to the above,symptoms of dyslexia will reveal that reading remains inaccurate as does spelling as expectations language skill increases. Planning and producing essays will be below normal. Short-term memory may be shorter than normal and the child may show confusion over places, times and dates.  Areas of strength and weaknesses will be more pronounced by now when looking for signs of dyslexia.

If you are an adult who have been wondering about whether you could be dyslexic, try the dyslexia screening test available from this web site.

Most people know that dyslexia mainly involves a difficulty with reading the printed word. This may involve such things as visual disturbances when trying to read the letters/words or perhaps poor comprehension due to a short term memory problem among other things. The list below is not exhaustive, nor will it apply to everyone. It will however give you some idea but if you are an adult, do try the online test for dyslexia or try some of the tactics that work for others HERE. However, symptoms of dyslexia can involve a lot more, watch the video below for more information. Because most children obviously are unable to read until around 7-years-old it is difficult to spot a problem before this age. However, there are a few pre-cursors such as a family history of reading problems. A child will have good and bad days for no obvious reason and will show confusion with directional words such as up/down and trouble with sequence, such as the days of the week. Prior to school, the jumbling of phrases or excessive word subsitutions will be more persistant than normal as will be the inability to remember the names of known objects such as ‘chair’. Quite an important sign of dyslexia is any difficulty in learning nursery rhymes that involve rhyming words (such as ‘cat’, ‘sat’, ‘mat’) and possibly, the late development of speech. Excessive clumsiness such as persistantly bumping into things, difficulty in ball play or clapping in rhythm should also be watched for and can be a symptom of dyslexia. Primary School Age When a child is at school, you are very likely to find a difficulty with spelling as well as reading and that letters and figures will be the wrong way round or omitted. Tables and alphabet learning will be difficult. Concentration will be poor and you will observe poor comprehension of anything that has just been read. Written work will take longer and if teaching is at a rapid pace, they may find it more difficult to process speech. Telling left from right may be a problem but may show greater skills in other areas. Low self-esteem will already be starting to show and should be dealt with sympathically. Upper school or 11 and over. In addition to the above,symptoms of dyslexia will reveal that reading remains inaccurate as does spelling as expectations language skill increases. Planning and producing essays will be below normal. Short-term memory may be shorter than normal and the child may show confusion over places, times and dates.  Areas of strength and weaknesses will be more pronounced by now when looking for signs of dyslexia. If you are an adult who have been wondering about whether you could be dyslexic, try the dyslexia screening test available from this web site. " />