Decoding Dyslexia Iowa has put together a fantastic video showing dyslexia and reading statistics. This learning disability that affects the ability of a person to read, write, and spell, and it is usually acquired genetically. It doesn’t discriminate — it can affect equally both genders. Dyslexia can affect people of all ages, gender, and ethnic groups. Dyslexia has no correlations between a person’s intelligence in its severity.
Luckily, when detected as early as 5 1/2 years old and with proper instructions, it will greatly increase the chance it can be corrected. Most importantly, though, this video is full of the many smiling faces of kids who daily face dyslexia. Seeing the people who struggle, and that they still keep their head high, is a wonderfully encouraging sight.
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Key takeaways
- Dyslexia is genetic or hereditary.
- Poor reading skills are the leading cause of high school drop outs.
- There is no correlation between a person's IQ and the severity of their dyslexia.
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