An estimated one in ten people in the UK are affected by dyslexia to some extent, but it is a condition that is still not fully understood, and it is extremely hard to diagnose in the very young. What is important is that early years practitioners are alert to the symptoms.
Dyslexia is an organisational problem linked to the way that some individuals perceive and process the sounds of language and their written symbols. There are various, though not necessarily competing, theories about its causes, and it may be linked to a number of neurological factors, including short-term memory and visual and auditory processing.
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