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Dyslexia
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Dyslexia is a term that describes serious problems with reading. With this problem, a child may not understand letters, groups of letters, sentences or paragraphs.
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At the beginning of first grade, children may occasionally reverse and rotate the letters they read and write. This may be normal when first learning to read. By the middle of first grade (and with maturity) these problems should disappear.
However, a young student with dyslexia (reading disabilities) may not overcome these problems. The difficulty may continue as the student grows older. To him, a ”b” may look like a ”d”. He may write ”on” when he really means ”no”. Your child may reverse a ”6” to make ”9”. This is not a vision problem. The problem involves how the brain interprets the information it ”sees”. |
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Dysgraphia is a term for problems with writing. With this problem, an older child may not form letters correctly, and there is difficulty writing within a certain space. Writing neatly takes time and effort. But despite the extra effort, handwriting may still be hard to read. A teacher may say that a learning-disabled student can’t finish written tests and assignments on time. Supervisors may find that written tasks are always late or incomplete. |
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Dyscalculia is a term for problems doing maths. With this problem, a child may not grasp maths concepts. He may do well in history and language, but he may fail tests involving fractions and percentages. Maths is difficult for many students. But with dyscalculia, a young person may have a much more difficult time doing maths than others his age. Dyscalculia may prevent the child from solving basic maths problems that others his age complete with no difficulty. |
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Auditory memory and processing disabilities is a term for problems in understanding and remembering words or sounds. The child may hear normally, but may not remember key facts because his memory does not correctly store and interpret facts. This is not caused by a hearing problem. It happens when the brain fails to understand words or sounds the right way.
Parents, teachers, and pediatricians usually detect learning disabilities during the school years, but a problem may not surface until the teen years. It is important to remember that it is never too late to get help. |
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