Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a reading disability or reading disorder

Underlying causes of dyslexia:

Sequencing Problems - When students experience difficulty sequencing and organizing detailed information, they often have difficulty with the sequence of letters and words as they read. This results in slow/choppy reading, skipping of words or lines, and difficulty staying focused on the material.

Auditory Processing Weakness - Other students experience reading difficulty because of a general auditory or language processing weakness. As they read and sound out words (even silently) their brain is not able to quickly understand the meaning. This results in slow reading and difficulty with comprehension.

Visual Processing Weakness - Although most reading disabled or "dyslexic" students do not have visual or perceptual processing problems, some students with a visual processing weakness will experience difficulty with reading speed and comprehension simply because they aren't able to fully process the visual information on the page.
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Reading strategies for "dyslexic" students:

1. Read summary or review questions first. Then, when the passage is read the details will make more sense.

2. Look at pictures if they are available.

3. Skim through each paragraph looking for the "topic sentence". Finding that sentence will help all the other pieces of the paragraph to "fit" and make sense.

4. When taking a test that requires reading, look at the questions first.

5. Read out loud.

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