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The prominent characteristic of dyseidetic dyslexia, also called surface dyslexia, is the inability to revisualize the gestalt of words. Dysphonetic dyslexia, on the other hand, is associated with phonological and auditory processing difficulties.

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Reading is a complex act. It involves many processes and skills that all have to act at once. Children with dyslexia have severe difficulty with reading and, because of that, also with spelling. Our 'Dyslexia in Children' guide promises to answer many questions.

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Dyslexia treatment based on four pillars: (1.) the Orton-Gillingham approach, (2.) cognitive training, (3.) the development of two crucial brain areas for reading, and (4.) solid learning principles. Is there, at last, some light at the end of the tunnel?

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About dyslexia theories: the phonological deficit theory, magnocellular theory, rapid naming deficit, double deficit hypothesis, and the multiple deficit model that considers all the aspects that may contribute to dyslexia.

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A study found there is little difference between how children with dyslexia think while trying to read and those who have a low IQ.

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IMAGINE going through school unable to read, spell or write properly. You know you are not “stupid” but you just can’t seem to get the work into your head. You could be one of thousands of people who struggle with a learning disability in South Africa.

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Despite having an average intellectual ability and after many years of therapy, Michal was still completely illiterate at the age of 13. He was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and severe dyslexia. But then Michal attended a 10-day course. View his remarkable progress...

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