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Characteristics

The following are the reading/spelling characteristics of dyslexia:

  • Difficulty reading single words in isolation;
  • Difficulty accurately decoding nonsense words;
  • Slow, inaccurate, or labored oral reading (lack of reading fluency);
  • Difficulty with learning to spell.

 

The reading/spelling characteristics are the result of difficulty with the following:

  • The development of phonological awareness, including segmenting, blending, and manipulating sounds in words;
  • Learning the names of letters and their associated sounds;
  • Phonological memory (holding information about sounds and words in memory);
  • Rapid naming of familiar objects, colors, or letters of the alphabet.

 

Secondary consequences of dyslexia may include the following :

  • Variable difficulty with aspects of reading comprehension;
  • Variable difficulty with aspects of written composition;
  • A limited amount of time spent in reading activities.

 

For more information:

  • Visit the International Dyslexia Association for answers to                                  Frequently Asked Questions; and/or

 

 

 

Just a few celebrities & other important figures with dyslexia:

 

  

Erin Brokovich

Danny Glover
  

Stephen J. Cannell

Tommy Hilfiger
  

Cher

Nolan Ryan
  

Tom Cruise

Charles Schwab
  

Thomas Edison

Jackie Stewart
  

Albert Einstein

Henry Winkler
  

Whoopi Goldberg

MANY more...

 

(Source: The International Dyslexia Association)