Trouble with Reading?

Dyslexia simply means one has trouble reading.  It rarely has anything to do with intelligence.  The article written by Melinda Beck in the WSJ on April 1, 2013, "Dyslexia Workarounds: Creativity Without a Lot of Reading", explains this problem.

Yale research has found that "as many as one in five Americans has some degree of dyslexia". Wow, and one of those could be your child.  What they need is support from teachers and parents as well as some outside support.  Dyslexia runs in families.  My husband does not like reading and was put in the 'slow' reading groups as a child.  Then I discovered my son could not read well as well.  As a devoted reader I could not understand this.

Tools for coping with this condition include:

• accessing information in another method than reading - audio books, computer programs,
• spend more time studying
• learn by doing
• find something you love and do it
• watch videos on subjects in class (ie: studying Egyptians find a video on that subject) 
• remedial programs - help learn sequential sound-letter relationships
• asking for more time on tests

 Remember when you become an adult there are not many timed reading tests.  Today with iphones, tablets, etc., technology is helping people with dyslexia.  Remember many people have this condition and work around it.