By: Ernie Beaudoin

Ernie Beaudoin — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:30:07 +0000

Learning Ally, formerly Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic, records textbooks to help the blind and dyslexic from K through college. It is a very beneficially service that can help individuals attain gains that they might not overwise obtian.

By: seeingitself

seeingitself — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:27:12 +0000

Dyslexia is not a disease. It’s a condition that you are born with, and it often runs in families. People with dyslexia are not stupid or lazy. Most have average or above-average intelligence, and they work very hard to overcome their learning problems.
Research has shown that dyslexia happens because of the way the brain processes information. Pictures of the brain, taken with modern imaging tools, have shown that when people with dyslexia read, they use different parts of the brain than people without dyslexia. These pictures also show that the brains of people with dyslexia don’t work efficiently during reading. So that’s why reading seems like such slow, hard work.
Most people think that dyslexia causes people to reverse letters and numbers and see words backwards. But reversals occur as a normal part of development, and are seen in many kids until first or second grade. The main problem in dyslexia is trouble recognizing phonemes (pronounced: fo-neems), which are the basic sounds of speech (the “b” sound in “bat” is a phoneme, for example). Therefore, it’s a struggle to make the connection between the sound and the letter symbol for that sound, and to blend sounds into words.
This makes it hard to recognize short, familiar words or to sound out longer words. It takes a lot of time for a person with dyslexia to sound out a word. The meaning of the word is often lost, and reading comprehension is poor. It is not surprising that people with dyslexia have trouble spelling. They may also have trouble expressing themselves in writing and even speaking. Dyslexia is a language processing disorder, so it can affect all forms of language, either spoken or written.
Some people have milder forms of dyslexia, so they may have less trouble in these other areas of spoken and written language. Some people work around their dyslexia, but it takes a lot of effort and extra work. Dyslexia isn’t something that goes away on its own or that a person outgrows. Fortunately, with proper help, most people with dyslexia learn to read. They often find different ways to learn and use those strategies all their lives.

By: seeingitself

seeingitself — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:22:44 +0000

Darth…It’s not a disease idiot…it is a ‘disorder’…I see you are simply a hater…well keep on hating & see where it gets you buddy…

By: DarthKallig

DarthKallig — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:04:25 +0000

Yea right, dyslexia is as much of a disease as ADHD is, get over it.

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