Did You Know?

DID YOU KNOW?!

The word “dyslexia” is derived from the Greek word “dys” (meaning difficult) plus “lexis” (meaning words or language) (Foundations Tutoring, 2011)

It is estimated that 1 in 10 people have dyslexia (Austin Learning Solutions, 2019)

Dyslexia is not tied to IQ – Einstein was dyslexic and had an estimated IQ of 160 (Austin Learning Solutions, 2019)

Dyslexia is by far the most common learning disability (Foundations Tutoring, 2011)

Despite popular beliefs, dyslexics do not see letter backwards (Foundations Tutoring, 2011)

Children don’t outgrow dyslexia; most just learn to compensate (Dyslexia Center of Utah, 2017)

Some of the most brilliant minds of our time have been known to have dyslexia such as: Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Benjamin Franklin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and John Lennon (Angie, 2011)

Celebrities with dyslexia includes Whoopee Goldberg, Steven Spielberg, Orlando Bloom, John Leno, Keira Knightly, and Salma Hayek (Michael Bates, 2013)

PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS:

DYSLEXIA THROUGHOUT THE GENERATIONS

EXCELLENT BOOKS ACCORDING TO GOODREADS........

The Dyslexic Advantage:

Unlocking the Hidden Potential

of the Dyslexic Brain

By: Brock L. Eide &

Fernette F. Eide

Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and

Complete Science-Based Program

for Reading Problems at Any Level

By: Sally E. Shaywitz