Dyslexia Awareness Month T/F Part 1

10. 74% of the children who are poor readers in 3rd grade remain poor readers in the 9th grade.

7. Dyslexia is hereditary

15. Kids with dyscalculia can’t learn math.

11. A student in 2nd can read okay, he just can’t spell, so that’s not dyslexia, right?

5. When speaking, people with dyslexia often have difficulty finding the correct word.

17. Kids with dyscalculia are able to identify missing numbers on a number line easily.

1. The reason why we “wear red” for Dyslexia Awareness month is because it represents an angry red pen.

14. All kids with dyscalculia have the same difficulties with math.

9. People with dyslexia are creative and may find a career in Hip-Hop to be rewarding.

13. Dyscalculia is “math dyslexia.”

19. Students who use invented strategies in math before learning standard algorithms show better understanding.

12. Dyslexic students have difficulty learning how to tie their shoes.

16. Children with dyscalculia have problems identifying more and less.

8. Dyslexia can be cured.