Linton Learning

I'm making a presentation on dyslexia this evening and have 10 minutes at the beginning of the meeting. This is really tough. What are the most important things for a group of preschool parents to know about dyslexia? I decided to begin with a true/false list and address them with a power point presentation.

True or False?

1. Dyslexia means seeing words backwards. (Not really, although it appears that way due to directional confusion.)

2. People with dyslexia are very intelligent. (True, in fact the traditional way to test for dyslexia has been to measure the gap between intelligence and academic achievement.)

3. Dyslexia is caused by birth trauma. (False, it is caused by different brain wiring.)

4. Children grow out of dyslexia. (False, it persists into adulthood.)

5. All children catch up by 3rd grade. (False, the gap between efficient and slow readers persists without intervention.)