39th Annual Conference on Dyslexia and Related Learning Disabilities
 
T-59 Not Just Reading and Writing
 
Description
Diana Hanbury King, Dr.Lit.hum.hc., Founder, The Kildonan School and Dunnabeck, Amenia, NY. Teachers need to understand that dyslexia is not just a problem with reading and writing. It is also a problem with language input. This session will discuss the difficulty that individuals with dyslexia experience in following directions, in learning from lectures, in remembering names and in acquiring vocabulary.