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Difficulties with decoding

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Affects all aspects of life not just academics

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Provide visuals.

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Write out instructions when possible.

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Classified as a learning disability

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Affects 1 in 5 people

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May be improved but not cured

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Structural and functional brain differences

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Teachers should give students more time and work in hard copies

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Dyslexia does not mean students spell backwards. They typically struggle with decoding skills, comprehension and fluency.

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Systematic, explicit instruction is beneficial

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Identify strengths AND weaknesses

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Teachers should provide accommodations involving needs of the student - determined during assessment of both strengths and needs

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As many boys are affected as girls

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Individuals w dyslexia do not have a lower level of intelligence

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Cannot be cured :( but can be worked on!

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Strategies can help students succeed

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Students are actually quite intelligent/gifted in other areas

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dyslexia is on a continuum and can differ person to person

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dyslexia is on a continuum and can differ person to person

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It can’t be cured
It is classified as a learning disability
The misconceptions
To help, teacher shlould clarify and simplify directions

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Not just "reading backwards" or in "reverse"

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Students do not reverse letters or see things backwards

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Can affect stress/anxiety, self image, and depression