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After watching various videos on dyslexia and completing my padlet on the topic, I now have a much better understanding of what dyslexia is, how it affects the individual and the various issues that surround both the families and the individuals with dyslexia. Dyslexia is a learning disability that you are born with. People with dyslexia look normal, yet there disability causes them to have trouble with most commonly reading, writing, spelling, and speaking. Dyslexia can affect individuals in many different ways. Some may struggle more with reading, some may struggle more with listening, some may struggle with talking, and some may even struggle with all three. Dyslexia occurs on a continuum, meaning that one person may have mild dyslexia while another person has a profound case of it. As a condition, it can be hereditary and more than one family member can have it at one time.

People with dyslexia should not be considered lacking intelligence, vision impaired, or lazy. These people simply have a neurological disorder that disables and slows the brain's ability to process information correctly. Neurological research has found clear evidence of biophysical and structural abnormalities inside the brain of those affected by dyslexia. A scientist has found that people with dyslexia are most commonly deficient in parts of the left hemisphere which involves the brain's ability to read. A non impaired readers brain shows that the brain is able to articulate, complete word analysis, and integrate word form, while someone with dyslexia most commonly shows just the ability to articulate. This can vary by person, as some people with dyslexia may struggle in other areas other than this.  Neurological studies and experiments are still being conducted today on dyslexia to hopefully provide us with an even deeper understanding of dyslexia in the near future.

What surprised me the most about my research on dyslexia was how students with dyslexia in the public are accommodated, treated, and understood. Many parents expect that public schools will provide for their dyslexic children with free evaluations and therapy. These parents often delay getting their kids help because they are waiting for the school to take action first. Unfortunately, this approach is extremely ineffective and can cause a big impact on the child. In fact, 52% of teachers say that they haven’t received any training on dyslexia, meanwhile, on average, three children in every classroom either struggle with dyslexia or some form or literacy issues. This was extremely striking to me because problems with dyslexia most often occur in the classroom when students are required tasks such as reading, writing, and listening.

In conclusion, dyslexia is a very misunderstood and overlooked problem that affects hundreds of children, students, and adults every day. Just because someone is dyslexic does not mean they simply lack the ability or want to read. This is a neurological condition. Over half of the percent of teachers have not been trained on dyslexia, meanwhile, the chances are very high that they have had a dyslexic child in the there classroom before. This needs to change and more programs, money, and support should be provided for children with dyslexia.

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This TED-Ed video opens up with an image of a reading simulation, used to provide the audience of an idea of what it its like to have dyslexia. The image of the reading is supposed to make the reader frustrated, slow, anxious, and not able to understand what the reading exactly said. These feelings are commonly found in individuals suffering with dyslexia when it comes to reading. This immediately catches the views attention and guides them into a unique understanding of what dyslexia. It is commonly assumed that people with dyslexia see letter and words backwards, such as seeing "b" as a "d" or seeing the word "saw" as "was". The truth is that people with dyslexia see things the same way as everyone else. This means that people affected by dyslexia do not have trouble with seeing the language, but with manipulating it. Dyslexia occurs on a continuum, meaning that one person may have mild dyslexia while another person has a profound case of it. Dyslexia also runs in families as it is genetic. The narrator concludes this video by suggesting that to better understand the perspectives of those around us we should try to not only see the world through there eyes, but understand it through there brains

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What is dyslexia? - Kelli Sandman-Hurley

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This video by Discovery News focuses on what causes the condition of dyslexia and why does it make it so hard to read. Dyslexia can be expressed in many different ways. Some have more trouble with reading while some may have more trouble with listening, and some may even struggle with both.
Dyslexia is a neurological disability that occurs when the regions of the brain that process written language do not function properly.  Over the past decade, researches have discovered more about the genetic link behind the disability. While dyslexia can be commonly described as a learning disability, it can more accurately be described as a neurological condition. Several studies comparing the brains of dyslexic and non dyslexic people have found striking differences. They found that dyslexic individuals have weaker connection in certain parts of the brain.

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In this Ted talk, educator Dean Bargainer takes a different approach on talking about dyslexia. Dean is a social entrepreneur who has become an advocate for learning disabilities, as he also suffers from dyslexia. He starts his talk by stating that about 20% of the population has dyslexia and it is commonly confused as just a reading issue. Instead of fusing on what it is and who it works, he focuses more about neuroscience. He takes what people perceive as weakness and turns it into a teaching lesson. In this video he takes dyslexia and turns it into a powerful lesson about the powers of a open mind and heart. Dean now serves as the funder of Exclusive Dyslexic of Notice Ability Inc., where he leads a collaborative team from Harvard and Tufts University.

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The True Gifts of a Dyslexic Mind | Dean Bragonier | TEDxMarthasVineyard

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Headstrong Nation: Inside the Hidden World of Dyslexia 

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In this Headstrong Nation Film, the narrator opens with, "For most people poetry is like music, but not for me because I am dyslexic. Even though I love words trying to read poetry is like listening with half the notes missing." This powerful quote provides a deep understanding for people without dyslexia on how it works and feels like. Throughout the film, the directors provide an overview on both dyslexia and attention deficient disorder. These two disorders are often found to come together. The directors explore the lives of these diverse individuals through there everyday life. These individuals go into detail about how the world is designed without them in mind and the discrimination they receive due to these disorders from everyday life to in the work force.

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Headstrong Nation: Inside the Hidden World of Dyslexia & ADHD

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This award winning short documentary is about a family's struggle with there dyslexic son. The film goes into great detail on how the public school system does not provide there son with the necessary tools and techniques he needs to help him learn. The documentary starts off with eye opening statistics on dyslexia such as, "on average, three children in every classroom are dyslexic and struggle with literacy." and that, "52% of teacher said that they had received no training on dyslexia." These facts immediately catch the viewers attention and cause a great feeling of concern on what exactly the public school system is doing about this subject. Public school systems that do happen to have dyslexia programs are often set up by people that do not have dyslexia or have no professional training on dyslexia. Therefore, these children run the risk of being set up and taught wrong from the very beginning. One of the most common responses from teachers to students with dyslexia is that they will "give you more time." In the long run, this response is unreasonable and does not help the child who is struggling. The documentary than interviews a therapist named Jennifer Darwin who provides children with dyslexia one on one exercise to help and strengthen the child's reading. Many families are forced to remove there child from the public school system due to the lack and place them in specialized schools or programs for students with dyslexia. This is a big problem because these schools or programs are very expensive and the average family is unable to afford this type of care for there child. All in all, this video pinpoints the true problems within the public school system regarding children suffering from dyslexia.

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Overcoming Dyslexia - An Internationally Award Winning Short Documentary

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In this video, teacher Tasha Cullingham goes into great detail on what exactly dyslexia is and how it effects students reading in particular. She states that reading requires three main skills and to put all these skills together we mist use complex brain systems. In people with dyslexia, there Posterior systems are underdeveloped, causing them to lack in the three main skills needed to read effectively. Culling ham goes into great detail on how the brain of a dyslexic person looks and works compared to an average human brain. She then talks about how this does not mean people with dyslexia can never learn how to read. With our new information about brain systems and structures we are able to identify the best interventions to help people with dyslexia.

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What I Wish Teachers knew about Dyslexia 

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This video is provided by The Dyslexia Buddy Network and Embracing Dyslexia. This video is designed to give kids with dyslexia a voice on there experience, struggles, and what they wish there teachers knew about dyslexia. In a survey performed in 2015 of Illinois families, 26% of people believe that dyslexia is not real. This is extremely eye opening, as dyslexia is real and is a rising issue within the US. One child in the video reports that his teacher often tells him to just "work harder" or that he is "not focusing enough." These words from the teacher are unfortunately common responses by teachers to students who are struggling with dyslexia. It is important and emphasized throughout the video that teachers must follow the classroom accommodations and IEP's that the school has provided for the student. Unfortuenlty, not all teachers respect these accommodations. This is a problem that needs to be fixed in the scholastic environment. All students, no matter what disabilities they may have, should be respected and properly accommodated for in order for the child to succeed.

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What I Wish Teachers Knew About Dyslexia

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The Dyslexia Buddy Network & Embracing Dyslexia Present: What I Wish Teachers Knew About Dyslexia. This film was also created to give our kids a voice. Visit: DyslexiaBuddyNetwork.com & EmbracingDyslexia.com

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This video is led by Doctors Kelly Hurley and Tracy Gretzky, Co Founders of Dyslexia Training Institute. The two then provide simulations for others to help them understand and get a better idea of what it feels like to be a student with dyslexia in a classroom. There goal is to provide people a better understanding of what exactly dyslexia is and for them to feel a bit more empathy of what it feels like to have dyslexia in a school classroom. The two doctors give the individuals an article that had been changed to make it harder to decode the words. The individuals are then given two and a half minutes to read the article. The individuals are then asked to record the difficulty of this reading between a scale of 1-10 (1 being easy and 10 being extremely hard). All the individuals in the room reported a ten or numbers close to 10. This simulation was described as "an extreme eye opener" by one of the individuals who completed this simulation.

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This is one of five simulations on Dyslexia for a Day. The DVD is also accompanied by a handbook that can be used for professional development or individual use. To order visit us at: http://dyslexiatraininginstitute.org/dyslexia_simulation_kit.html Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dyslexiatraining

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In this video contains short video previews of exercises available for those with dyslexia. These exercises are taken right from the Dyslexia Self Development Program. They are used to get your things in gear, improve memory, enhance mental fitness and boost coordination. This video can help people with dyslexia from small children to adults. Each full exercise last between 2-3 minutes. These excursuses should be practiced at least once a day to have the most effective results.

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Dyslexic Brain Exercises (Video Previews)

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Find out more - http://tinyurl.com/ofw258g Buy now - http://tinyurl.com/kautdxx These Dyslexic Brain Exercises (taken from the Dyslexia Self-Development Programme) are an ideal way to get your thinking in gear, improve memory, enhance mental fitness and boost coordination. Better yet anybody can enjoy them, from small children to adults struggling with dyslexia.

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Things Not To Say To Someone With Dyslexia 

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This video by BBC sits down with those with dyslexia and reads quotes written in by others that are considered "things no to say to someone with dyslexia." This video is very informative to those who do not have dyslexia so they are aware of what not say say to someone with dyslexia. It is estimated that 1 in 10 people have dyslexia. It is important for individuals to filter what they say/ask people with dyslexia so they in no way hurt or offend the individual with dyslexia. An example of what not to say to a dyslexic person in the video include, "You just need to focus." The individual with dyslexia in the video reports that she has been told that all of her life. She then adds that people need to understand that everyone is different and in her opinion learn in a different way or at a different speed. Another quote stated in the video of what not to say to a dyslexic person is, "It's not fair that you get longer time on exams." One of the individuals with dyslexia in the video responded to this by stating that he basically wouldn't have any qualifications if I did not have extra time. If you have an additional educational need and you need to read slower, it is important that you are to be given that extra time in order to truly process what you are reading or to properly complete the task. Everyone reads at different paces, even individuals who do not have dyslexia.

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Things Not To Say To Someone With Dyslexia