FICTION: Dyslexia is a language-based disability. As such, signs of dyslexia are often seen much earlier than Kindergarten (Shaywitz, 2005). Studies have shown that learners with reading difficulties in elementary school had delayed speech and language skills as toddlers, and were slower to learn pre-literacy skills, such as rhyming, as younger children (Lyytinen, Eklund & Lyytinen, 2005).
Early intervention can be extremely successful for learners who are developmentally delayed in early childhood, and we recommend providing it to all struggling learners. Early intervention is more effective than waiting until much larger learning gaps have formed. In schools, specific learning disabilities, including dyslexia, aren’t diagnosed until elementary school but early intervention can be provided with or without a dyslexia diagnosis.
FICTION: Dyslexia is a language-based disability. As such, signs of dyslexia are often seen much earlier than Kindergarten (Shaywitz, 2005). Studies have shown that learners with reading difficulties in elementary school had delayed speech and language skills as toddlers, and were slower to learn pre-literacy skills, such as rhyming, as younger children (Lyytinen, Eklund & Lyytinen, 2005).
Early intervention can be extremely successful for learners who are developmentally delayed in early childhood, and we recommend providing it to all struggling learners. Early intervention is more effective than waiting until much larger learning gaps have formed. In schools, specific learning disabilities, including dyslexia, aren’t diagnosed until elementary school but early intervention can be provided with or without a dyslexia diagnosis.