Who is Beatrice Davenport?
What happens when we read?
What is dyslexia?
How common is dyslexia?
What do many dyslexic people grow up thinking about themselves?
What does dyslexia affect?
What do many dyslexics actually have?
that they are unintelligent or inattentive
a condition that makes reading, writing, and spelling difficult
common; around ten percent of people have some level of dyslexia
high IQs; great logical abilities; incredible creativity
the founder of the Davenport Center for Understanding Dyslexia
a person’s ability to look at words accurately and connect them to sounds automatically
Our brains recognize the letters on the page, recall the sounds they represent, and put those sounds together into words.
What should dyslexic kids spend time on?
What is the truth about the intelligence of dyslexic kids?
When did she realize it was dyslexia?
What did she think about her son before he started school and why?
How can schools help dyslexic kids?
Who did she blame for his reading trouble?
What happens to dyslexic kids in school?
When did she become interested in educating people about dyslexia?
after she found out her son was dyslexic
She believed he was a smart boy because he never had difficulty speaking.
focus on teaching and testing methods that aren’t text-based
They tend to get discouraged.
(things that come easily to them
herself at first and then his teacher
during a conversation with her friend
Some have above-average IQs and others have average or below-average IQs, just like any other group.