Hello everyone ~
During the weekend, Bruce Jenner hosted a informative report on dyslexia on PBS. Unfortunately, dyslexia is not often seen as a disability; however, one out of ten Americans are impacted by the reading disorder. Jenner, being just one of the people impacted by the disorder.
This PBS special highlighted dyslexia and the many other issues impacting the education of young children today. According to the program, over 50% of all intercity schools read below their grade. As a result, this has led to a rise in dropouts during high school. In all, approximately 3000 children have been placed in special education classrooms- simply because they can't read. Many of them are later diagnosed with dyslexia.
Simply put, dyslexia can be defined as "difficulty with language. "Discovered by Orten over a century ago, it continues to be seen as a neurological disorder. In other words, language can be seen as a complex code; in order to decipher words, we must connect different combinations of letters to the sounds they make. In most cases, this is done automatically by the brain . For others, though, the process is more difficult.
1 comment:
great post! Thanks for taking the time to write about dyslexia. Both myself and my 7 year old have dyslexia and I am always so surprised how little the world understands what it is even through so many people have it. I believe it is time to raise some awareness and get the help that is so needed. It is one of the core roots to so many social problems with society today. Yet if we would just get people with dyslexia he help they need early on in childhood, our world would be so much better off because people with dyslexia are very talented and would give so much to the world if given a fair chance. Bless you and all those who my read this comment. Continue to speak out more about the gifts of dyslexia.
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