TITLE

TOPIC: DYSLEXIA

This Website Simulates What Dyslexia Is Really Like

DESCRIPTION

“For some people with dyslexia … letters may appear to jump around. Some readers see words or letters that appear incomplete, backwards or upside-down, or they may have difficulty differentiating certain letters.”  Dyslexia is usually characterized as a learning disability and condition that can be treated when detected when a child begins school or before.  School Psychologists are the professionals who make the definitive diagnosis and help establish an IEP (Individualized Educational Plan) for a child.

The article further discusses a website that recreates an experience similar to dyslexia.  The website:

http://qz.com/631500/what-its-really-like-to-have-dyslexia/

SOURCE

Huffington Post, March 7, 2016, by Dominique Mosbergen

LINK TO RESOURCE

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dyslexia-website_us_56dd3e46e4b0000de4050cf6

(Tiny URL)  http://tinyurl.com/ha6k7e3

CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

•What is dyslexia?   Ask the class if any of them wish to disclose a learning disability.
•After reading the article and going to the website:  how do people with dyslexia experience reading?
•If the course focuses on a BioPsychoSocial approach to disorders:  How would that approach most likely account for dyslexia?