Accommodating a child with dyslexia in the classroom gives them an unfair advantage over other students and is inconvenient for teachers.
Children with dyslexia need that support just to catch up to their peers, and even with accommodations, they will still have to put..
Bad parenting causes dyslexia.
Dyslexia has nothing to do with parenting. It is caused by a mix of genetic and biological factors...
Being exposed to reading material more often will improve symptoms.
Although it certainly helps to practice and read more at home, dyslexia cannot be managed through greater exposure alone. Dyslexia is a neurological..
Children get dyslexia because of insufficient care during their mother’s pregnancy.
Dyslexia has a strong genetic basis and is usually passed down from parent to child. While some environmental factors related to prenatal care,..
Children with dyslexia are lazy and simply need to try harder to read.
A child with dyslexia uses different parts of their brain to read than the rest of us. Without specialized teaching, it does not..
Dyslexia cannot be diagnosed until a child starts learning to read at school.
You may want to get a diagnosis for dyslexia if you notice your child’s speech is delayed or has trouble rhyming words...
Dyslexia is a sign of high/low intelligence.
An individual with dyslexia may have a level of intelligence that depends greatly on if they have the support available to minimize their..
Dyslexia is more common in boys than in girls.
Dyslexia is indeed more common in boys than girls (the ratio ranges from 2:1 to 3:1). It is majorly because of two reasons...
Dyslexia only affects English speakers.
Dyslexia affects all genders, races, and socio-economic classes. Though some languages may be more “dyslexia friendly” than others, English is not the only..
If you are an adult and suspect you may have dyslexia, it is too late to do anything about it.
Though it is ideal that dyslexia is diagnosed and treated at as young of an age as possible, there is still a great..