Dyslexia
The following paper discusses learning disorders, specifically, dyslexia, that are present within school age children between the ages of seven and twelve. During this age, most average children have the ability to read, write, spell, think, listen and do mathematical problems with minimal difficulties (Silver, 1993, p.109). On the other hand, children with learning disorders, specifically dyslexia, struggle to grasp these concepts because they have visual perception problems. When a child lacks visual perception skills, the child is really lacking the ability to organize or position the way something is seen. Furthermore, the child may confuse shapes, order of letters, and may not be able to focus on a specific object for a long period of time. For example, a child experiencing these difficulties may confuse the shape of a triangle for a square or see the word "bat" and read the letters backward which results in them actually seeing "tab." Finally, as many as fifteen to thirty percent of children within the United States undergo this problem and are said to have a reading disorder, caused by and known as dyslexia. Many studies have been conducted to find out more about this disorder; however, they all seem to suggest that dys
Dr. E. Boder (1973) a neurologist and researcher of dyslexia broke down the disorder into three different subtypes, in order to establish a technique to teach children with different degrees of dyslexia (Masutto & Bravar, 1994, p.520). The first subtype is known as dysphonetic dyslexia. When these children read, they tend to insert or delete letters and syllables. Following this is dysedetic dyslexia, where children can not recognize words as a whole and seem to read very slowly. Lastly, there is mixed dyslexia and children with this subtype experience both dysphonetic and dysedetic dyslexia; furthermore, mixed dyslexia causes these children more academic failure than any other subtype. In conclusion, there are many expert opinions on how dyslexia results; however, not one specific cause has been established. Even though dyslexia causes different types of reading disorders, each one is treatable. Lastly, it is imperative to diagnose dyslexia and other learning disorders in children at young ages in order to begin teaching them helpful skill that make the disorder easier to handle and understand. Children who are dyslexic should be tested at early ages by either educational specialists or psychologists in order to evaluate exactly what kind of treatment program is necessary for
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