Is Your Child Dyslexic?
DOES YOUR CHILD:
- Seem bright but struggle with reading?
- Become easily frustrated and tired when reading?
- Reverse words, letters or numbers?
- Have difficulty spelling?
- Frequently lose the place, skip words or whole lines when reading?
- Have poor reading comprehension?
If so your child may be dyslexic.
WHAT IS DYSLEXIA?
Dyslexia, from a Greek word meaning difficulty with words, can affect memory and
concentration. Dyslexics usually have a larger right hemisphere in their brain and
may be better at skills controlled by that side of the brain, such as musical ability,
intuitive personal skills, problem solvers, visualisation skills or athletic ability.
VISUAL FACTORS IN DYSLEXIA
The ability to focus (accommodation) is likely to be below normal and binocular
instability more commonly found in a poor reader than a good reader. Binocular instability
can be detected using special equipment (Mallett OXO unit) where the patient is
asked if the lines are aligned or if they move and measuring the eyes ability to
keep objects looking single (fusional reserves).
WHAT DO...
Beethoven, Mozart, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Steve Redgrave,
and Sir Richard
Branson have in common?
Apart from being composers or Knights of the Realm the one element-which links them
all is dyslexia.