What's Its Like to read when You Have Dyslexia

The largest group of children who receive special  education services are those identified as having  specific learning disabilities (LD).  The most common of all learning disabilities is developmental reading disorder and dyslexia is one of the most common  recognized reading disorders.  Individuals with  dyslexia have average or above average intelligence but experience difficulties with reading, and spoken and written language.  Dyslexia affects how the brain processes reading and language and makes it difficult for those affected to interpret letters or symbols.  Some individuals with dyslexia describe having  problems with words and letters appearing to jump around the page as they read.  Dyslexia is a commonly

misunderstood learning disability and sometimes  parents and teachers assume that children with reading disorders are lazy or unmotivated and just don’t try hard enough. A friend of an individual with dyslexia in the United Kingdom wanted to create a simulation so that others could experience what it is like to read when one has dyslexia. That friend created a website that allows users to read about the condition while experiencing the difficulties caused by dyslexia. This website, https://geon.github.io/programming/2016/03/03/dsxyliea, is helpful for parents & teachers to actually see and experience the frustration, the level of concentration, the amount of time, & the difficulty that their kids experience daily with reading.   Check it out and see how well you cope with the dyslexia simulation.