Dyslexia- Research Paper by Bsa 1-3 Pup Manila
Dyslexia: A Special Gift or a Burden I. Introduction Every parent wants to have a genius child who will grow toppers and rankers in the world. Parents already have their plans on what their children will be in the future. They have these high expectations that their child will grow intelligent and fast learners. But what if their expectations become disappointments? What if it turns out that their child isn’t capable of what they expect? Can you consider a child worthless in this world if he can’t just read or write; like what normal children can do? Children who have difficulties in understanding letters, numbers, and directions were called dumb, stupid, lazy, ignorant and illiterate. Some of them are being bullied by their playmates, and pressured and beated by their parents. They are scolded by their teachers that cause to lower their confidence, to be hopeless, and confused of why they can’t live in a normal way. They find no purpose to live, having them to take suicide at an early age. On the research presented by Christine Gorman in the Time Magazine, there is a reading disorder that persists despite good schooling and normal or even above-average intelligence, that affects up to 1 in 5 schoolchildren in the U.S. and which is also common among Asians more especially to the Japanese which 5% of Japanese schoolchildren are affected by this disorder (35). In young age, these children experienced inhumane treatment from their classmates, teachers and even from their parents. Unfortunately, it all happens because of the unawareness of people to a disability called dyslexia. This paper seeks to find out whether dyslexia, a disability where a child is suffering from difficulty in writing and reading should be considered as a special gift or a burden based on their sufferings or their achievements. II. Background of Dyslexia A. What is Dyslexia? According to Bannatyne, “Dyslexia has been defined by
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