Developmental Dyslexia Research Paper

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Developmental dyslexia is a specific learning disability characterized by difficulty in learning to read. Some dyslexics also may have difficulty learning to write, to spell, and, sometimes, to speak or to work with numbers. We do not know for sure what causes dyslexia, but we do know that it affects children who are physically and emotionally healthy, academically capable, and who come from good home environments. In fact, many dyslexics have the advantages of excellent schools, high mental ability, and parents who are well-educated and value learning. Letter reversal (b for d, p for q) and number reversals (6for 9) and changed order of letters in words (tar for rat, quite for quiet) or numbers (12 for 21); difficulty in writing , persistent

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