Dealing with the Reading Gap
By Robin Boling
Approximately 5% to 6% of public school children in the United States have been diagnosed with a learning disability; 80% of the diagnoses are dyslexia – related. Yet, some research indicates that up to 20% of the general population may have some degree of dyslexia (Morris, B. 2002). Early identification and remediation for at risk children may minimize future reading difficulties. Evidence indicates that through early intervention of at risk students, the greater chance of successful correction of phonological processing abilities becomes highly achievable in most children.
Understanding dyslexia
Dyslexia is a specific language based disorder that is neurological in origin, and is directly related to difficulties in word-level reading abilities; which are caused by deficiencies within the phonological processing area of the brain, causing a discrepancy between oral language and the acquisition of decoding skills needed for......

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