Dyslexia

It is usually not possible to identify a child with dyslexia until the third grade.

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Seeing letters and words backwards is a characteristic of dyslexia

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Difficulty manipulating sounds in spoken language is one of the major deficits found in students with dyslexia

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Students with dyslexia have poor word-level reading skills typically due to poor visual processing

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A difficulty with listening comprehension is a characteristic of dyslexia

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• False

By law, dyslexia is recognized in all public schools as a learning disability eligible for special education services

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Students with dyslexia should be taught coping strategies, such as using context cues or pictures to help decode words

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Another name for a specific learning disability in basic reading skills is dyslexia

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Students with dyslexia primarily need instruction in reading comprehension strategies

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• False

Colored lenses and colored overlays are research-based accommodations to help students with dyslexia

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