Identifying Children With Learning Disabilities
Many experts believe that there are between 1 and 2 million undiagnosed adult dyslexics in the U.S.A. alone. Approximately 1 out of every 10 people has some type of dyslexia to some degree. Today, school-age children are routinely screened for dyslexia. But this is a relatively new development, only being widespread for the last 15 years.
Practically all of us who finished elementary school more than 15 years ago were never tested Some 90+ per cent of adults with dyslexia have no idea that it is dyslexia that has been causing them problems. The signals from the eyes of dyslexics are interpreted differently, causing them to see things differently. This means that dyslexics often have difficulty in reading, spelling and pronouncing new words.
Once dyslexics are identified, they can be taught how to do practically anything that non-dyslexics do. The difficulty lies in finding these “closet dyslexics”, getting them tested and setting them on the right track to overcoming any difficulties.
The speed and flexibility of the Internet has now been tapped by new dyslexia software. It lets you take a full dyslexia test online.}
The half-hour test is quite accurate and costs less than dinner for two at a medium-class restaurant! Your full dyslexia assessment is given to you in printable form immediately after completing the test.
For children with learning disabilities there is dyslexia software for special games that enable teachers or parents to easily identify those children with dyslexia problems. There is a selection of games designed for different age groups. You just choose the one that is appropriate for your child.
Parents, teachers, any adult supervising the games can observe children playing and quickly identify which have probable dyslexia problems.
The first step to overcoming dyslexia is to identify its presence by testing. These new software tools are a tremendous help in making this early identification.
By - Emanuel Sandusky
Disclaimer: Nothing in the above explanations is intended to be or represented to be or should be construed to be any form of medical advice. The information herein has been gleaned from medical journals, news articles in the popular press and other freely-available public sources. It is presented here for informational purposes only. For any medical advice the reader is urged to consult with his or her licensed physician or other medical specialist.
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