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How common are language-based learning disabilities? Can individuals who are dyslexic learn to read? How do people get dyslexia? Is there a cure for dyslexia? Are attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) learning disabilities? It is a learning disability that affects one’s ability to easily process written and/or verbal language. The following definition of dyslexia was adopted by the IDA board of Directors in 2002. This definition is also used by the National Institue of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge. Studies show that individuals with dyslexia process information in a different area of the brain than do people without dyslexia. Many people with dyslexia are of average to above average intelligence. TOPHow common are language-based learning disabilities?
15-20% of the population have a language-based learning disability. Of the students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services, 70-80% have deficits in reading. Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties. Dyslexia affects males and females nearly equally, as well as people from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. TOPCan individuals who are dyslexic learn to read?
Yes, if children with dyslexia receive effective reading instruction in Kindergarten and 1st grade, they will have significantly fewer problems learning to read at grade level than do children who are not identified or helped until 3rd grade. 74% of the children who are poor readers in 3rd grade remain poor readers in the 9th grade. Often they continue to struggle with reading as adults. It is never too late for individuals with dyslexia to learn to read, process and express information more efficiently. Research shows that programs utilizing multisensory structured language techniques can help children and adults learn to read. TOP
The causes for dyslexia are neurobiological and genetic. Individuals inherit the genetic links for dyslexia. Chances are that one of the child's parents, grandparents, aunts, or uncles is dyslexic. TOPNo, dyslexia is not a disease. There is no cure. With proper diagnosis, appropriate instruction, hard work and support from family, teachers, friends, and others, individuals with dyslexia can succeed in school, and later as working adults. TOPAre attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) learning disabilities? No, they are behavioral disorders. An individual can have more than one learning or behavioral disorder. In various studies, as many as 50% of those diagnosed with a learning or reading disability have also been diagnosed with ADHD. Although disabilities may co-occur, one is not the cause of the other. TOP See also
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