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School for Dyslexia in Langkawi
17 May 2010: 
Community Info about Dyslexia / Source: Langkawi Link / Picture: Langkawi Link
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability, an inherited condition, that makes it extremely difficult to read, write, and spell in your native language — despite at least average intelligence.
(Exact definition see here )
How does it show?
Sometimes highly intelligent children fail miserably in school for no apparent reason. In the past children had to be assessed by an educational psychologist in KL (a rather expensive undertaking).
They will then probably find out, that the student sees “words and numbers jumbled up on a page and has trouble telling left from right . …..They also often keep getting the alphabets p, b, d and q constantly mixed up….”
What help is now available in Langkawi?
In March this year a group of frustrated Langkawi parents formed a committee for dyslexia. With the help from the “Persatuan Dyslexia Malaysia” (PDM) in KL - persatuan =association - they managed to setup a special school “that trains dyslexic children how to read and write.”
What to do if you suspect your child to have Dyslexia?
”If you suspect your child of having dyslexia, please call one of the following numbers for information and support:
012 433 3629
012 488 4845
019 986 5178
019 475 7212
The above are a few points taken out of a longer article by Patrick Low in the Langkawi Link.
With his permission we have put the whole article into the Langkawi Gazette:
