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GOMEZ-VELAZQUEZ, Fabiola R. et al. Dyslexia persistent symptoms in pre-university students. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.23, e044.  Epub 14-Fev-2022. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v12i23.1067.

The symptoms of dyslexia tend to persist into adulthood. Unfortunately, many young people with reading difficulties are never diagnosed and continue dealing with their reading disabilities in postsecondary stages. The objective of this study was to identify residual problems in pre-university students through the application of a dyslexia questionnaire. Fifty-two students of the last year of high school participated, between 17 and 18 years, 26 young people classified as dyslexic because of poor reading performance and poor spelling, and 26 young people without reading difficulties. Dyslexic teenagers do not have number rotation problems, but they reported problems filling out forms, spelling correctly, and reading aloud. On the other hand, teenagers without dyslexia more often pointed out having problems with left-right discrimination, reading maps, or remembering what they had read, aspects that have often been related to dyslexia. Results corroborate that many popular beliefs about dyslexia are not based on scientific evidence and that most questionnaires could erroneously signalize people without reading difficulties. We propose a short questionnaire focused on exploring only seven specific aspects of reading that would help identify dyslexia persistent symptoms in young adults to support them to continue their academic studies.

Palavras-chave : dyslexia checklist; reading disabilities; teenagers; orthographic knowledge; spelling.

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