Wat is verborgen dyslexie?

Stealth Dyslexia: Flying under the radar Gifted children with learning disabilities are most often missed, and stealth dyslexia is a primary culprit. Due to their advanced thinking and compensatory strategies, gifted students with dyslexia struggle to sound out words, read fluently, spell, and write, despite having advanced knowledge and verbal abilities – while still performing “average.” Gifted children with learning disabilities are most often missed, and stealth dyslexia is a primary culprit. Due to their advanced thinking and compensatory strategies, gifted students with dyslexia struggle to sound out words, read fluently, spell, and write, despite having advanced knowledge and verbal abilities – while still performing “average.” Unfortunately, these students can only compensate for so long before their academic performance, self-esteem, and emotional functioning deteriorates. Participants will learn how stealth dyslexia presents in gifted children, how to accurately diagnose it, and what to do about it.

Bij kinderen met verborgen dyslexie blijken de schrijf- en spellingsproblemen hardnekkiger en resistenter te zijn dan de leesproblemen. Dyslexie zorgt ervoor dat kinderen moeite hebben de woorden in hun hoofd om te zetten in de signalen, die ervoor zorgen dat de letters gevormd worden. Dit kan komen doordat ze letters niet goed kunnen visualiseren. Een dysgrafisch handschrift kan een kenmerk zijn van (verborgen) dyslexie. Vaak hebben kinderen met dyslectische dysgrafie moeite met spellen.