Our children, who are very valuable and precious to us and whom we even avoid our eyes, sometimes fall into such a vortex that someone needs to grab these children and pull them out of that vortex.
Imagine that your child loves to read, is interested in reading, He is enthusiastic but cannot read it correctly. Or your child is still in the spelling stage even though all his friends have switched to reading in first grade. If you are constantly confused about what the letters mean and what their shapes look like, and have difficulty understanding what you read or reaching the main idea, you should definitely consider reading disorder.
What is a reading disorder?
One of the most effective ways of learning in a person's life is the reading function. The most important teaching and learning process in our schools begins with the acquisition of reading. If a child has reading problems, considering the education he receives in accordance with his age and developmental level, failure is like an inevitable end for this child.
How does the reading function occur in the brain?
The mental activity based on the perception, meaning, comprehension and interpretation of words through sensory organs is called reading.
Recognizing a written text, analyzing the codes and comprehending this text as meaningful information and vocalization is also a function of reading.
During the reading activity, mental processes that include various actions such as seeing, remembering, vocalizing and evaluating must work together. As a result, reading is a complex process with physiological, mental and psychological aspects.
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What is reading disorder?
Considering the individual's chronological age, measured intelligence level, and age-appropriate education, correct reading style, reading at an appropriate speed, and reading comprehension are reading success that is evaluated significantly below what is expected.
If the reading disorder significantly impairs school success or daily life activities that require reading skills, it can be said that there is a problem that needs to be carefully considered.
What are the symptoms of reading disorder?
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Difficulties in understanding, interpreting and expressing what you read are the most important symptom of reading disorder.
“I came tomorrow, I will come yesterday”
Impairment in speech fluency, limited vocabulary, finding the appropriate word, disorders in concepts (such as "I came tomorrow, I will come yesterday")and grammatical problems are frequently encountered.
Own Problems may occur in self-management, social interaction and environmental perception.
“Oh no, it's 38, not 83”
Having problems learning and remembering words, some using letters as mirror images (such as 9 instead of 6, d instead of b, or n instead of u)using mirror images instead of some numbers (such as 83 instead of 38)
Many problems such as reading with a monotonous tone of voice, without paying attention to stress, disregarding spelling rules, skipping letters, skipping syllables, adding syllables, making up words, skipping lines are situations that significantly affect the speed and quality of reading.
Prevalence of reading disorder
The prevalence of reading disorder in society is around 4% in school-age children. It is several times more likely to occur in boys than in girls. However, it is reported that there is no gender difference in adults.
What criteria should families take into consideration….
- If your child has a reading speed lower than the grade level
- If he/she gets stuck while reading, has spelling problems, skips letters or makes up words
- If he/she keeps going back to the beginning of a line while reading and skips lines
- If he makes up words or makes spelling mistakes very often and
MOST IMPORTANTLY IF YOUR CHILD DOES NOT LIKE READING
A reading analysis should be done with the eyes of an expert and the underlying cause should be investigated.
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