What is Dyslexia? What causes Dyslexia? What are the Effects of Dyslexia?

 Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, that result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. Students with dyslexia often experience difficulties with both oral and written other language skills, such as writing, and pronouncing words and writing. Dyslexia affects individuals throughout their lives; however, its impact can change at different stages in a person's life. It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed without phonics-based reading instruction that is unavailable in most public schools.. In its more severe forms, a student with dyslexia may qualify for special education with specially designed instruction, and as appropriate, accommodations.  

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Henry is fidgety and distractible during classroom activities, according to his second grade teacher.

During gym class, he's hypersensitive. He gets cranky and lashes out at classmates who "are yelling at me and telling me what to do."His mother has noticed similar behaviors at home. When he's doing homework, she says, "He uses every little sound as an excuse to delay getting down to work." Even the dishwasher distracts him, despite the fact that the kitchen is on the other side of the house. "He just can't sit still."

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