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What is Dyslexia?


Dyslexia is a difference in the way the brain processes language. It affects the skills in accurate and fluent reading and spelling.

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Different. Not less.​​

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With the right support every learner can Flourish.

What causes Dyslexia?

 

Research suggests dyslexia has a neurological basis and often runs in families. It affects how the brain processes language - particularly sounds in words, memory and speed of processing. ​

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It is not linked to intellegence.​​

OFTEN RUNS IN
FAMILIES

NEUROLOLGICAL IN ORGIN

AFFECTS LANGUAGE PROCESSING

NOT DUE TO A  LACK OF EFFORT OR TEACHING

THE 2025 DELPHI DEFENITION OF DYSLEXIA 
 

  • Dyslexia is a set of processing difficulties that affect the acquisition of reading and spelling.

  • In dyslexia, some or all aspects of literacy attainment are weak in relation to age, standard teaching and instruction, and level of other attainments.

  • Across languages and age groups, difficulties in reading fluency and spelling are a key marker of dyslexia.

  • Dyslexic difficulties exist on a continuum and can be experienced to various degrees of severity.

Common signs of Dyslexia

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