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Louise Ward, Director Canadian Dyslexia Centre 290 Picton ave., Ottawa, ON K1Z 8P Dyslexia-Friendly Workplace Equality of opportunity is an equal opportunity to prove unequal talents. Viscount Samuel
What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia results from a different brain organization, which may cause a problem with reading, writing, spelling and/or speaking, despite average or superior intelligence, traditional reading instruction and socio- cultural opportunity. It is genetically inherited and its cause is biological.
Dyslexic versus Control Control Example Left Anterior Dyslexic Example Left Anterior
Causes of Dyslexia Dyslexia is genetically inherited, and its cause is biological.
Causes of Dyslexia The brain of a persons with dyslexia works five times harder than other peoples brains.
Causes of Dyslexia Dyslexia can cause letters and words appear to move around, jump over each other, blur and reverse themselves.
Talents of Dyslexics Often, a person with dyslexia will also have special abilities and talents associated with superior visual-spatial skills. These abilities, contrasted with deficits in basic skills, make dyslexia confusing for employers.
"Dyslexics are overrepresented in the top ranks of people who are unusually insightful, who bring a new perspective, who think out of the box," Sally Shaywitz, Yale C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\FORTUNE - Overcoming Dyslexia.htm
Talents Albert Einstein Great intuition; Adapt easily to changes; Sees patterns quickly; Thinks and perceive in 3-D; A lively imagination; Creative; Sees the big picture instantly; Usually very ambitious and persistent; Superior reasoning; Does not follow the crowd.
Famous People Bill Gates Often you have to rely on intuition
Famous People William Butler Yeats Willie was sent to lessons in spelling and grammar, but he never learned to spell. To the end of his life he produced highly idiosyncratic versions of words.- Biographer A. Norman Jeffares
Famous People Albert Einstein He told me that his teachers reported that... he was mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in his foolish dreams.- Hans Albert Einstein, on his father,
Famous People Agatha Christie I, myself, was always recognized... as the "slow one" in the family. It was quite true, and I knew it and accepted it. Writing and spelling were always terribly difficult for me. My letters were without originality. I was an extraordinarily bad speller and have remained so until this day.-
Famous People Thomas Edison My teachers say I'm addled... my father thought I was stupid, and I almost decided I must be a dunce.
Reading Slow rate of reading Blurring and distortion of words Th is co ourse wil lst riv etoeq pst ud ent swi the bas ic crit ical t hin kingan d es sa ywri thig sk il ls.
Misreading of words which are visually similar: Misreading multisyllabic words: philosophical, inheritance, interference Omitting connecting words: at, is where, who, over, under ect Reading difficulties : was-saw, speak-break
Lack of paragraph concept Inadequate or missing punctuation Mixing up sounds in multisyllabic words Reversal of letters and/or numbers 4 5 p b q d
Small print below 12 point font Poor quality photocopies On white paper
While most persons with dyslexia are articulate, some may have speech difficulties Expressing ideas clearly when speaking Not finishing sentences Finding the right word when speaking
In his minds eye he could see the white sheets of paper on which he had written his sermon. Then suddenly the thing happened--the terrible thing he had feared. The words disappeared! In panic he searched his mind only to find it blank - the rest of the sermon - the works he had tried so hard to memorize - was gone, gone! speaking clearly during interviews or oral examinations speaking on a specific subject within a time limit or interview - Speaking :
Understanding negative sentences Which one was not there? What aspect cannot be inherited?
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