developmentally ready? - Page 2

[sapphire_chan]

It looks like dyslexia can come from either visual OR auditory perception difficulties.

So what will help a given child probably depends on what's going on.

[Daffodil]

From the reading I've done on dyslexia lately (trying to figure out my DD's reading problems), it appears that dyslexia is not a specific disorder.  People don't even agree on the definition of dyslexia, but a common one seems to be that it's simply difficulty with reading that can't be explained by anything else (like inadequate instruction or vision problems.)  There appear to be different underlying causes, and researchers don't seem to understand yet exactly what they are.  Many dyslexics have problems understanding phonics, but there are others who have good phonological awareness but difficulty with something called "naming speed." (Exactly what causes slow naming speed and how it's related to reading seems to be something people are still figuring out.)  My DD has great phonological awareness, but I think probably would be found to have a naming speed deficit.  Most of the "signs of dyslexia" you can find on the web don't fit her at all.