Minneci,+Angela,+Dyslexia

I chose to do my wiki page on dyslexia, a learning disability that can impair your ability to perform well in school. I have known a couple of people with dyslexia, and I wanted to learn more about how it affects their learning and what they can do to overcome it.

1. Some characteristics of dyslexia include confusion with right/left, difficulty rhyming words, and difficulty of concepts of time. 2. Children with dyslexia struggle in a variety of subjects such as spelling, reading, writing, and math. 3. It is estimated that dyslexia affects about 10% of school aged children in the US. 4. Dyslexia is not a disease, therefore there is no cure. 5. Dyslexics can succeed in school and life with hard work and support from family, friends and teachers.


 * If you were to only watch one video on this page, I would recommend this one. I got it from teachertube.com. I watched this video after I wrote the top 5 things I learned, but it actually includes everything I learned and more. It goes on to describe tips for learning with dyslexia. I give it a 5/5 because it covers a variety of things you should know about dyslexia. **

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1. I found this video on youtube.com. It is an inspirational video about how a girl with dyslexia overcame it to graduate high school and go on to law school. It describes how she was diagnosed and the struggles she went through. I didn’t realize how much parent involvement children with learning disabilities require. I give it a 3/5 because it doesn’t give very much information about dyslexia but it tells a fist hand story about a girl with the disability. media type="custom" key="7532369"

1. I got this video from youtube.com and it does a good job of defining dyslexia. Even though dyslexia is diagnosed by a professional specialist, there are signs you can look for as a parent or teacher, and they usually show up when the child starts reading. I give the video a 4/5 because it’s very informative.

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3. I thought this bit of information was interesting because it shows famous people with dyslexia who have gone on to do great things.



4. I found this website while researching about dyslexia. It has over 6 pages of frequently asked questions and detailed answers about dyslexia. It defines dyslexia, tells about signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. I found it helpful in my research because I found other things about dyslexia to look into more.

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5. I found this audiocast on npr.org. This girl talks about her struggle learning to read with dyslexia. She tells of her inspiration and who never gave up on her. She now loves reading and reads a lot. This has turned into her wanting to help others with learing diabilities when she gets older.

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6. I got this video from youtube.com. There is another type of dyslexia, but instead of having trouble with reading and words, they have trouble with math, numbers, and so much more. It's called dyscalculia, and this video shows some things dyscalculics might have trouble with. I give it a 3/5 because it doesn't go super in depth.

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7. I found this article on ehow.com. It explains some useful methods for teaching children with dyslexia how to spell. It gives you a list of materials you'll need, as well as tips such as taking frequent breaks.

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8. I got this video from ehow.com, and it relates to the article previously posted. This teacher from Florida tells of two ways to help children with dyslexia learn to spell. One way involves actually bringing it an item that represents the word you're trying to spell. This will help the child associate the word with an actual item. I give the video a 3/5 because it only explains two ways to help.

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