Identifying Children With Learning Disabilities
by editor on Jun.23, 2009, under News
It is expected that there are well over a million undiagnosed adult dyslexics in the U.S. About 10% of the general population has some type of dyslexia. While school-age children are now routinely screened for dyslexia, this is a relatively recent development, only coming in the last 15 years or so.
Those of us that graduated high school more than 15 years ago were never tested. Some 90+ per cent of adults with dyslexia have no idea that it is dyslexia that has been causing them problems.
Dyslexics see thing differently from non-dyslexics. This means that dyslexics often have difficulty in reading, spelling and pronouncing new words.
Once dyslexics are identified, they can be taught how to do practically anything that non-dyslexics do. The problem is in finding them, getting them tested so they can be helped.
Now new dyslexia software makes the testing process fast and easy over the Internet.. It lets you take a full dyslexia test online.}
The test takes about half an hour, costs less than a doctor’s visit and is very accurate. You get a full dyslexia assessment immediately after the test. It comes in a form that you can print out and read, along with the accompanying explanations.
In the case of children with learning disabilities associated with dyslexia there are new computer games that let parents or teachers, by using the game manual, identify probable dyxlexia problems easily.
There is a selection of games designed for different age groups. You just choose the one that is appropriate for your child.
Parents, teachers, any adult supervising the games can observe children playing and quickly identify which have probable dyslexia problems.
These new software tools promise to be a great help in making it easier to test and identify those with problems of dyslexia.
Disclaimer: Nothing in the above explanations is intended to be or represented to be or should be construed to be any form of medical advice. The information herein has been gleaned from medical journals, news articles in the popular press and other freely-available public sources. It is presented here for informational purposes only. For any medical advice the reader is urged to consult with his or her licensed physician or other medical specialist.
– Charles Bradley
