I decided to do my topic on dyslexia. A lot of people struggle with dyslexia, including me. Dyslexia is a reading and writing disorder that makes it complicated to see letters right, words right, or general symbols. it is estimated that 1 in 10 people have dyslexia. Over 40 million people have it, but only 2 million know. Dyslexia is a big disorder that people don’t usually think about. unfortunately i have to, because i have been diagnosed with it. I was tested for it my 6th grade year and first got in my 2nd grade year. Throughout the years school has been tough on me. Reading was a huge problem for me. I also struggled with spelling, with switching letters around.
There is many ways people can help themselves work around this disability, by getting toured or teaching yourself skills that need improving. My aunt tutored me for three years with the Dyslexic Barton Program. Doing that made everything so much better. I can now read at my level and speed words correctly. So there is treatments to dyslexia. …show more content…
It has nothing to do with not working hard enough. 20% of school aged children in the US are dyslexic. Over 50% of NASA employees are dyslexic. Dyslexia runs in families, parents with dyslexia are very likely to have children with it. It was once thought that dyslexia is more common in boys then it is girl, but recent research has shown thats not the case. It is thought that boys are more likely to act out as a result of having a reading difficulty and are therefore more likely to be identified early. Girls on the other had are more likely to “hide” their difficulty, becoming quiet and
There is many ways people can help themselves work around this disability, by getting toured or teaching yourself skills that need improving. My aunt tutored me for three years with the Dyslexic Barton Program. Doing that made everything so much better. I can now read at my level and speed words correctly. So there is treatments to dyslexia. …show more content…
It has nothing to do with not working hard enough. 20% of school aged children in the US are dyslexic. Over 50% of NASA employees are dyslexic. Dyslexia runs in families, parents with dyslexia are very likely to have children with it. It was once thought that dyslexia is more common in boys then it is girl, but recent research has shown thats not the case. It is thought that boys are more likely to act out as a result of having a reading difficulty and are therefore more likely to be identified early. Girls on the other had are more likely to “hide” their difficulty, becoming quiet and