Dyslexia is one of the most common undiagnosed learning deficiencies in the United Sates. An estimate of 1 out of every 5 students is said to be suffering from dyslexia, yet they are often labeled as slow learners. Dyslexia awareness month was eventually set up to raise awareness and help the undiagnosed dyslexic student cope with their learning deficiency.
One out of five students has symptoms of dyslexia, yet most of them remain undiagnosed according to Education Drive. These children are often tagged as uninterested in learning or slow learners but Jonathan Green, the Director of The Hamilton School stated that if a child seems unmotivated in learning there must be something wrong.
"The idea of unmotivated kids is a myth," Green stated. "If you see a kid who doesn't want to learn, there's a reason for it. Let's find out what that is."
It was then mentioned that a child's enthusiasm for learning is probably influenced by dyslexia. The dyslexia center in Utah mentioned that around 80 percent of individuals who struggle with reading and writing are dyslexic, but are often undiagnosed. The International Dyslexia Association then noted that the most common symptoms are inaccurate reading, poor spelling and word confusion.
The learning deficiency may seem challenging but it was mentioned that dyslexia can be turned into strength out of it being an obstacle. An author, Catherine Deveny opens up about her struggles as she mentioned that dyslexia should not be treated as a hindrance but as a motivating challenge, as reported by Parent Herald.
The cause of dyslexia is yet to be explained but it can be dealt with. The growing numbers of awareness and education continually pave the way in helping dyslexic individuals to cope with their learning deficiency.
"Most research on the cause of dyslexia has focused on neurological impairments in processing speech sounds that make up words, and how dyslexic individuals have difficulty learning how to map visual letters to those sounds when they are learning to read," Lori Holt, a professor of psychology in CMU's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) said.
