Blue Ridge Dyslexia Notes

Phonology is all about the sounds of language and how our brain processes those signals. For someone with dyslexia, this includes difficulty separating sounds and hearing rhymes within words. Trouble learning and recalling sequences is often common. Sequencing struggles can include remembering math facts, alphabetic order, recalling days of the week, months of the year, phone numbers and directions. Poor recall is not a reflection of low ability or minimal effort. It is a reflection of unexpected language processing deficits. Dyslexia is a language based disorder.

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Licensed Dyslexia Therapist

District Dyslexia Coordinator

Blue Ridge ISD

Email: leslie.patterson@brisd.net
Website: http://www.brisd.net/
Location: 318 W. School St., Blue Ridge, TX
Phone: 972-752-5554

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.