Why Dyslexia Testing in Schools?
The history of dyslexia has been one of long struggle in the darkness of ignorance, culminating in rapid and considerable progress in the last 25 years.
Dyslexics see things differently. Their eyes are the same as those of non-dyslexics, but their brains interpret the signals differently. Because of this they learn differently and need to be taught in the way they learn, not in the traditional mold.
For roughly the last 15 years, school-age kids have all been screened for signs of dyslexia in children. Those identified as “probables” went through full-blown dyslexia testing and were then taught according to the way they needed to be taught.
Those who went through grade school more than 15 years ago almost all bear the scars of being hammered into molds that did not fit. They were ridiculed for their differences, looked at as retarded (which most are definitely not!), slow learners, etc. They were embarrassed and learn to hide their differences.
Today there are millions of dyslexic adults still struggling to deal with the world through a dyslexic lens, not realizing that dyslexia is their problem and a simple dyslexia test could set them on the road to life-changing improvements.
There are a large number of different types of dyslexia to deal with. There is no standard definition, no real, workable way to sort them out into types and put them into nice, neat categories. Each one is different and needs to be evaluated and taught accordingly.
One of the most common dyslexia symptoms among adults is the reluctance to read anything, especially to read aloud. Another is reluctance or inability to take down legible, understandable messages from phone conversations. Still another is a person employed in a much lower position than would seem to be appropriate for his or her intelligence, just to avoid the necessity of reading and paperwork.
There is more information on the subject of dyslexia you can see by clicking on any of the links in this blog posting.
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.
By Samantha Rhodes
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