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Dyslexia Characteristics

Dyslexic individuals have average or above average intellectual ability but struggle with reading, writing, and spelling. Many dyslexics are quite verbal and perform well orally in school. However, their written work is slow and often looks like the work of a younger child. The dyslexic processes written symbols more slowly than a normal reader and is often slow in completing work. The dyslexic may read a word several times correctly, and then reverse or jumble the letters in the word or omit the word all together. Reading comprehension is compromised by poor oral fluency and laborious decoding. Auditory comprehension of stories is generally average or above average.

Math is often the best subject for a dyslexic, although immediate recall of number facts or spatial errors in computing problems are often problematic. Motor skills are usually average with weaknesses noted in rhythmic exercises.

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