Dyslexia is a neurological syndrome in which other wise normal people have difficulty reading and writing. There are few different types of dyslexia, reading, writing and mathematics. Many misconceptions go along with dyslexia, for example, people with dyslexia are mentally retarded, have vision problems or even labeled as just “dumb” (Connelly 18). There are very detectable symptoms of dyslexia when a person is reading. Some of the people with dyslexia may skip words; reverse the order …showed first 75 words of 1115 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1115 total…also have a parent or a close relative that has a learning disability (galnet1). Some scientists also think that since dyslexia affects males more than girls that there is a relationship between hormones to dyslexia. Great strides have been made in the research and the understanding of dyslexia. Parent and teachers need to work together to help the dyslexic student. With the right supports students no longer need to feel “stupid” for having this disability.