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1. Dyslexia vs. Irlen Nancy Gaudet
Dyslexia Specialist
Irlen Diagnostician
2. Dyslexia means a disorder of constitutional origin manifested by a difficulty in learning to read, write, or spell, despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and sociocultural opportunity.
Texas Education Code 38.003
Texas Definition of Dyslexia
3. Visual dyslexia-visual interpretation of printed symbols
Auditory dyslexia-inability to hear separate sounds within spoken language
Dysgraphia-poor
graphomotor or writing
ability
Combination
Types of Dyslexia
4. Major Difficulties for Students
Dyslexia Irlen
Phonemic Awareness X
Single-Word Decoding v
Reading Fluency v
Spelling v
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5. Secondary Difficulties for Students
Dyslexia Irlen
Reading Comprehension v
Written Expression v
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6. Primary Characteristics
Dyslexia Irlen
Difficulty Reading Words in Isolation X
Difficulty Decoding Nonsense Words X
Lack of Reading Fluency v
Difficulty Learning to Spell ?
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7. Areas of Difficulty
Dyslexia Irlen
Blending and Segmenting Words X
Learning Names and Sounds of Letters X
Holding Information in Memory ?
Poor Rote Memory X
Relies on Context to Recognize Word v
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8. Preschool
Dyslexia Irlen
Talks Later than Average Child X
Difficulty Rhyming Words X
Speech Difficulties X
Poor Auditory Memory X
Slow to Add Vocabulary Words X Dyslexia vs. Irlen
9. Preschool-continued
Dyslexia Irlen
Unable to Recall Words X
Trouble Learning Numbers, Colors,
Days of Week, Shapes X
Trouble Learning to Spell Name X
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10. Elementary Grades
Dyslexia Irlen
Fails to understand the words come apart X
Difficulty Learning Names and Sounds of Letters X
Trouble Decoding Single Words X
Difficulty Learning to Spell X
Choppy Reading v
Relies on Context v
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11. Middle and High School
Dyslexia Irlen
History of Reading Problems v
Avoids Reading v
Reads Slowly v
Inadequate Vocabulary v
Difficulty Spelling v
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Early Identification is Critical Dyslexia vs. Irlen
13.
If the student cannot see the page, it does not matter how good a dyslexia program is, the
student will not succeed.
Once it has been identified that Dyslexia is the problem and not Irlen or a combination of both, remediation needs to occur.
Dyslexia vs. Irlen
14.
The Dyslexia Handbook, Revised 2007, Updated 2010-Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders
http://www.region10.org/Dyslexia/Documents/DyslexiaHandbook12-08-10.pdf Reference