Dyslexia

What is Dyslexia?  What Causes it?  What can be done about it?

Dyslexia is a neurobiological disorder that affects the development of both decoding (reading words) and encoding (spelling).  Go to Dyslexia learn more about symptoms and types of dyslexia.

Dyslexia can range from mild to severe and can impact reading and spelling at different times in a person's academic career.  Some people do not struggle significantly until they are in college or demanding graduate programs.  Others struggle from the very beginning of school.

Factors that improve a person's rate of improvement in reading and spelling:

1.  How early the person is identified

2.  Number of hours spent in a proper intervention

3.  Number of months during which the intervention was continued

4.  The person's level of intelligence

5.  The severity of the reading disability

6.  The extent of personality and behavior difficulties.

7.  The experience of the teacher providing the intervention

8.  The closeness of the supervision of the intervention techniques

Interventions and accommodations can be used to help students of all ages to cope and succeed.

For dyslexia consultation and evaluation services email me at rhockman11@gmail.com

Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention