Specific Learning Disability, Dyslexia
Specific learning disability, Dyslexia: any child whose intelligence is above normal or normal, but who has difficulty in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, listening and mathematics. performance is lower than expected in at least one of them. Poor performance in people with low intelligence does not fall into this group. Because there is a decrease in total success here. In addition, in order for the child to receive this diagnosis, he or she must receive education appropriate to his or her age. In other words, he is unable to perform a performance that his peers can easily perform.
Specific learning disability, Dyslexia
What are the types of specific learning disabilities, Dyslexia?
- Reading Disability: They cannot read fluently and clearly like other children. They get stuck, they skip letters, they change the place of letters, they cannot read quickly and fluently, they spell, and sound harmony disorders occur.
- Writing Difficulty: Problems that arise in the field of reading also manifest themselves in the field of writing. . His writings are full of spelling errors. Writing letters incorrectly, writing them backwards, writing numbers upside down, writing illegibly, not leaving spaces between words, writing the word by dividing it into syllables rather than as a whole, mixing letters that are similar to each other, using letters such as m-n, i-i, d-t, b-m instead of each other are very common spellings.
- Arithmetic Disorder: is a difficulty experienced in the field of mathematics. It is difficulty in understanding mathematical concepts. Terms and symbols are difficult to understand. Mistakes are made when using them. Mistakes are often made when making calculations related to mathematics.
- Learning Disorder: He cannot learn easily in accordance with his intelligence and age, or what he learns cannot be permanent.
- Understanding. Disability:
Specific learning disability, How do dyslexia types occur, how can they be recognized?
Genetic factors, neurological factors, Brain damage can cause this disorder.
They show developmental delay. There is a delay in motor movements. Speech development is slow or delayed. Inability to use words and sentences correctly z. Vocabulary is limited. Wearing your shoes backwards and difficulty tying your shoes are common. They have problems learning abstract concepts. It's like learning colors with difficulty. There is a directional problem. They often confuse their right and left. Bad concepts are confused.
Their success in school life is low. Especially their written performance is lower than their verbal performance.
How Should It Be Treated?
Specific learning disability, Dyslexia, is not seen alone in many children. Some additional problems also occur. It is very common to be seen together with disorders such as auditory and visual attention deficit and hyperactivity.
However, the main support is special education. The deficiencies of these children need to be determined well and education should be planned for the missing area. In addition to the deficiencies, the areas in which they show or can show strong performance should be determined, these areas should be emphasized and encouraged. The special education process is not easy either. Motivation is one of the most important elements. For these students, the change does not become permanent immediately. It is necessary to work patiently for a long time. Success comes with time, working step by step. This requires the patient cooperation of the psychiatrist, psychologist, student, special education teacher and family.
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