Dyslexia Learning Strategies

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This infographic is provided by the Montana Office of Public Instruction, and is intended to be shared with parents, students, and community members to help increase awareness. 

• Dyslexia is the most common learning disability.
• Dyslexia is not a disease. Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability.
• Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties.
• It is estimated that 15% to 20% of the population as a whole may have symptoms of dyslexia.
• 80% of those receiving special education are individuals with dyslexia.
• Research indicates that dyslexia has no relationship to intelligence.
• The causes of dyslexia are neurobiological and genetic.
• About 30% to 40% of students with dyslexia have a family history of dyslexia.
• Dyslexia affects males and females nearly equally.
• With proper diagnosis, appropriate instruction, hard work, and support from family, teachers, friends, and others, individuals with dyslexia can succeed in school and later as working adults—and even thrive. 
• There is no cure for dyslexia; individuals with this condition must learn coping strategies. You do not grow out of dyslexia.
• It’s possible to have dyslexia and read above basic reading levels.
• Dyslexia affects some of our most brilliant minds. Famous dyslexics include: Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney, Whoopie Goldberg, Cher.