What is Dyslexia?

According to the International Dyslexia Association (2017), "Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, which result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. Students with dyslexia usually experience difficulties with other language skills such as spelling, writing, and pronouncing words."

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What Causes Dyslexia?

The exact causes of dyslexia are still not completely clear, but anatomical and brain imagery studies show differences in the way the brain of a person with dyslexia develops and functions. Moreover, most people with dyslexia have been found to have problems with identifying the separate speech sounds within a word and/or learning how letters represent those sounds, a key factor in their reading difficulties. Dyslexia is not due to either lack of intelligence or desire to learn; with appropriate teaching methods, students with dyslexia can learn successfully.

Signs it May be Dyslexia 

  • Complications with reading
  • Reading below grade level or the level of your peers
  • Difficulty repeating phrases or sentences
  • Inability to differentiate speech sounds
  • Strong oral comprehension and weak reading comprehension
  • Confusion of left and right
  • Trouble with sequenced instructions
  • Problems with pronunciation
  • Difficulty spelling words and reading aloud
  • Omitting sounds or letters when reading and writing​ample text

**Not all inclusive**

Could it be a Language Impairment?

At Together Therapy Services we offer comprehensive testing that includes a language screener to determine if there is a possible underlying expressive and/or receptive language disorder present. If the screener indicates further testing is necessary then a full language evaluation can also be administered in addition to dyslexia testing.  

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