World Dyslexia Day October 10
DYSLEXIA ALERT SIGNS: PERCEPTION FROM STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA From 1st cycle to high school
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Find out more about this study at: https://revistas.ucp.pt/index.php/gestaoedesenvolvimento/article/view/9471
In the literature, there are multiple definitions of dyslexia. […] In a simple and consensual way, we can state with Snowling (2014) that dyslexia is a permanent development disorder that affects the ability to read and spell. —DYSLEXIA
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The success of people with dyslexia is due, among other factors, to a lot of work, and individuals with dyslexia who consider the lack of success in certain aspects along their path, namely in school, as a challenge to overcome develop skills that will contribute to being successful adults (Maples, 2017). — SCHOOL FAILURE AND DYSLEXIA
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On the other hand, dyslexic people with (school and professional) failure are those who used failure in a negative way, allowing themselves to be overwhelmed by moments of failure, and each failure continually reinforces a feeling of incapacity (Alexander-Passe, 2016 ). — SCHOOL FAILURE AND DYSLEXIA
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DYSLEXIA ALERT SIGNS Psychomotricity Oral language
Body scheme, laterality, orientation in space and time; Fine motor skills control and dexterity
Vocabulary Expression
Perception and memory/ies Written language
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DYSLEXIA MARKERS
Phonemic awareness
Fluency in reading isolated words
Pseudoword reading fluency
Verbal memory
Working memory
Rapid automatized naming
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Study results students, at all levels, report that they understand better when someone reads. â—?
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A very significant number of participants state that, in conversations or in class, other people speak more. —Study results
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Study results Also mentioned by a very expressive number of participants is the fact that they write more slowly than their colleagues and prefer to use simple words.
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The difficulty in memorizing the multiplication table is also very much mentioned.
—Study results
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The difficulties remain in time.
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Older students claim to feel more items with more intensity and frequency than younger students.
—Study results
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We also wanted to know the levels of anxiety that students with dyslexia feel at school
—STUDY RESULTS
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Do your reading and writing difficulties make you hear any less positive comments from colleagues?
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to hear (‘ you don’t know how to read ’)” “Sometimes.”
“It happened in the past, but I never cared much about it.” —STUDY RESULTS
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"Some colleagues criticize my mistakes." “Some colleagues laugh when I read and make comments that I don't understand. Teachers scold, but I'm sad. ” "They say that I have good grades because teachers read me the tests." —Someone Famous Maria de Fátima Almeida
“Sometimes they make fun of me.” “They usually tell me to be faster.” —Study results
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Do the difficulties you have experienced in reading and writing make you think of school in a more negative way?
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“Sometimes, because I feel inferior to others.” “Often.”
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“I feel nervous.”
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“Sometimes I don't feel motivated to come to school.” “My difficulties discourage me.” —Study results
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"Despite being sad about my difficulties, I really like school." "I wanted to understand things better." "I would like it better if I didn't have to read and write." —Study results
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“Before, yes. Not anymore. Because now I don't have so many difficulties, I can read. After the second year, my colleagues started to know my problem and started to respect that.”
The importance of knowing what it is.
It's called DYSLEXIA.
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KNOWING IT IS DYSLEXIA
IS RESPECTING THE DIFFERENCE
IS CALMING PARENTS DISCOUNTER
IS GIVING THE STUDENT A REASON FOR THE DIFFICULTIES THAT HE/SHE EXPERIENCES
IS DRAFTING DIFFERENTIATE D ANSWERS
IS RESPECTING DECADES OF RESEARCH Maria de Fรกtima Almeida
DYSLEXIA | World Dyslexia Day
Dyslexia exists. It can be and should be DIAGNOSED. It is not indifferent to have dyslexia or another condition. STOP affirming that the diagnosis is irrelevant! Maria de Fรกtima Almeida | October 10, 2020