February Non Fiction: Reading Disabilities

I just read an article about reading disabilities. Reading disabilities are a lot more common than people think. A lot of kids have them and don’t even know they do. One of the most common and more popular disability is dyslexia. It is when people mix up letters and it’s really hard for them to read, this does not apply strictly to kids because you can be an adult and still not know you have it. To find out if you do have a disability you have to get tested and that costs money.

I personally don’t have a reading disability but this article about reading disabilities relates to my life. My mom is a reading teacher and she works with kids that need extra help with reading and that does affect my life. She shares stories with the family that really helps me understand and learn a lot more about things like dyslexia. My mom really helps kids and I think that is interesting and really cool. Dyslexia is a huge and very complicated topic. There are a bunch of levels and types.

In the article it talks about how it is estimated that 10 million children have difficulties with reading. Mostly kids get tested at a young age and find out sooner than later. That is a good thing so they can get the proper help they need like a tutor or extra time. About 90 to 95 percent of kids catch it early and get the proper help they need which is good. The key to catching the reading disability early on is to pay close attention to the child. If they have a hard time paying attention or its hard for them to do tests, or participate in class it’s a sign that you should pay extra close attention.

I think this article is very interesting. It tells me a lot about reading disabilities and after reading it I think teachers and parents should pay close attention to their kids.