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Assoc Prof @Harvard @hgse, #dyslexia #LearningDifferences #reading #literacy #screening #brain #neuroimaging #FirstGen Mom of 3. Tweets my own @gaablab BlueSky

Jan 31, 2019, 5 tweets

Dear @Learning_Ally ,several people have received emails from you with the subject line "Is tihs hrad to raed?" & the attached text. As you correctly state, people with #dyslexia do not read text backward. However, they also DO NOT read text jumbled as your header suggests 1/5

#Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. Contrary to popular belief, the core problem in #dyslexia is NOT jumbling letters in a word while reading, reading the letters backward or seeing the letters jump. The core problems in #dyslexia is a problem with... 2/5

..identifying and/or manipulating the sound units in someone's language and matching these sounds to letters or letter combinations. Individuals with #dyslexia can also have difficulties with quickly retrieving the name of a symbol (e.g. a letter) or object, referred to as ...3/5

...rapid automatized naming. This skill can especially impact their #reading fluency. Early identification of children at-risk for #dyslexia is key and systematic and structured evidence-based interventions can help individuals with dyslexia reach their full potential. 4/5

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