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What exactly is dyslexia

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What exactly is dyslexia

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  1. TOTALCOMMUNICATION WHAT EXACTLYIS DYSLEXIA? www.totalcommunication.com.sg

  2. WHATEXACTLYIS DYSLEXIA? 1 Dyslexiaisareadingimpairmentfor someone ofaverageorhigh intelligence. Thisimpliesthattheirreadingskillis significantly lower than what their cognitive abilities predicted. One of the most well- established and studied dyslexia deficits is a corephonologicaldeficiency. Thisdifficultyaffectstheprocessingand manipulation of units of sounds in a spoken language. People with dyslexia often find it harder tolearn,retain,andretrievethe representationofsoundsintheirnative language. www.totalcommunication.com.sg

  3. 2 TOTALCOMMUNICATION ISITCOMMON? Theprevalenceofdyslexiainthepopulation variesacrossstudies.Generally,itcanrange between5%to20%ofthepeople. Althoughdyslexiaisalife-longdifficulty,the impactsvaryacrossthelifespan.For example, an adult who has had sufficient exposureto reading overthe yearsmay showreducedimpairmentinreading accuracy and fluency compared to a child, eventhoughthespellingdifficultymay persist. www.totalcommunication.com.sg

  4. 3 TOTALCOMMUNICATION ISITINHERITED? Many worry if dyslexia runs in the family, especiallyifotherfamilymembers difficulty with reading or writing have skills. some Chromosomalstudieshavefound genetic components of dyslexia that remain to be narrowed down to pinpoint the gene responsibleforreadingdifficulty. Indeed, there is a genetic risk for dyslexia in afamilywithahistoryofreading thathavingtheriskdoesnotequateto havingthedisorderbecauseofepigenetics. www.totalcommunication.com.sg

  5. 4 TOTALCOMMUNICATION HOWTOIDENTIFY? Getting a diagnosis might be daunting if youfeelthatyouorsomeoneyouknowhas dyslexia. Fortunately, dyslexia testing does not involve needles but a comprehensive evaluationwithprofessionalssuchas educationalpsychologists. Duringthisevaluation,thepsychologistwill analyse cognitive pertinentinformationsuchas ability, verbal language skills, phonologicalabilities,spellingandother abilities in conjunction with developmental background.Onlyqualifiedprofessionals candiagnosedyslexia. www.totalcommunication.com.sg

  6. 5 TOTALCOMMUNICATION PRIMARYSYMPTOMS Themain difficulties symptomsofdyslexiaare in with accuracyandfluency word reading. Other problems that arise in tandemwithimpairedreadingarepoor phonologicalawareness,verbalshort-term memory, phonology, rapidnaming,learningof speechperception,processing speed,andnonwordrepetition. People with dyslexia may also present with social-emotional symptoms such as anxiety, poorself-esteemorself-image,andnegative thoughtpatterns. www.totalcommunication.com.sg

  7. AVAILABLE INTERVENTIONS TOTALCOMMUNICATION There are a myriad of reading programs thathavebeenshowntohelpchildrenwith dyslexia. 6 HereatTotalCommunicationTherapy,we usevariousprogrammesandeducational therapy.Parentscanconsultour a educationaltherapists,andget recommendationforanintervention suitableforthem. www.totalcommunication.com.sg

  8. CONNECTNOW TOTALCOMMUNICATION www.totalcommunication.com.sg +6591158895 enquiries@totalcommunication.com.sg 10WinstedtRoad,BlockA#02-01, SINGAPORE227977

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