Dyslexia affects at least one in 10 kiwi children but the Ministry of Education does not recognise it as an official learning disability.
It is a disability that, at a basic level, may be recognisable through problems such as seeing words or numbers back to front or putting them in the wrong places. It is not associated with a lower IQ, and in fact, many dyslexics have been known to have above average intelligence.
The learning needs of dyslexic children are unique. But under the current system, those with dyslexia do not receive the extra time and attention they need.
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