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What is Dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a learning disability that stems from a different wiring of the brain. It usually makes decoding (reading) single words difficult. Some dyslexic people have an easier time reading, but experience great difficulty with spelling and writing. Most people with dyslexia have average or above-average intelligence and are often quite talented in other areas.

http://www.interdys.org/

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them.

IDA provides great free information for students, parents, teachers, and adults with dyslexia, as well as a vast amount of resources on its website.

Fact Sheets Provided By IDA

ADHD & Dyslexia

At Risk Students Study of Foreign Language

Multisensory Structured Language Teaching

Recommended Reading for Parents

Social and Emotional Problems related to Dyslexia

Spelling

Testing and Evaluation

Understanding Dysgraphia

Why Homeschool A Child with Dyslexia

Would you like a better understanding?

Visit this website for the full simulation.
http://webaim.org/simulations/dyslexia-sim.html

This simulation demonstrates some common symptoms of dyslexia. You are given 60 seconds to read a paragraph aloud. The letters in this paragraph are reversed, inverted, transposed, and spelling is inconsistent. There will be two questions to answer at the end of the 60 seconds, so you must decipher the words as best as you can.