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What is dyslexia?

People with dyslexia may struggle to process information, which in turn can impact negatively on reading and writing skills.  Dyslexia is a learning 'difficulty' and the signs of dyslexia often vary with age. Therefore, primary and secondary students signs may differ, some features include:

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  • Difficulty with attention span

  • Muddles words

  • Forgets names of people or things

  • Difficulty sequencing 

  • Slow spoken or written language

  • Confusion over letters which look similar, e.g. b and d

  • Spells a word several different ways

  • Slow reading progression

  • Easily distracted

  • Hesitant when reading aloud

  • Confuses left and right

  • Displays signs of excessive tiredness

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These are just some signs of dyslexia, there are many more and not every person with dyslexia will display the same signs.

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Dyscalculia

Dyscalculia is the difficulty of understanding numbers, this difficulty is persistent and can lead to difficulties in maths.

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Dyscalculia often occurs alongside other learning difficulties, but can sometimes occur on its own.

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