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Dyslexia is a learning disorder characterized by difficulty reading and writing. Dyslexia is not caused by poverty, psychological problems, lack of education, or laziness. People who are identified as dyslexic generally have normal or above-normal intelligence, normal eyesight, and tend to come from average families. It is not unusual for a student with dyslexia to fail English while earning straight As in science.

There are dozens of symptoms associated with the disorder. Dyslexic people may skip words, reverse the order of letters in a word (writing or reading "was" for "saw"), or drop some letters from a word (reading "run" instead of "running"). They may invent strange spellings for common words, have difficulty remembering and following sequences (like reciting the alphabet in order), and have cramped,...