Act4Dyslexia Campaign:
As part of the nation-wide ‘Act4Dyslexia’ campaign, key monuments in Delhi, including Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, North and South Blocks, and India Gate, have been illuminated in red, the colour for Dyslexia Awareness.
- Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding).
- It is also called a reading disability, dyslexia is a result of individual differences in areas of the brain that process language.
- It is not due to problems with intelligence, hearing or vision.
- It is often misunderstood as the ‘slow-learner syndrome’.
- The exact cause of dyslexia isn’t clear. However, several clues hint at how and why most cases happen.
- It is highly genetic and runs in families. A child with one parent with dyslexia has a 30% to 50% chance of inheriting it.
- Research shows people with dyslexia have differences in brain structure, function and chemistry.
- Infections, toxic exposures and other events can disrupt fetal development and increase the odds of later development of dyslexia.
- Specific Learning Disabilities, including dyslexia, were officially recognized under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016, which mandates equal opportunities in education, employment, and other aspects of life.
- The National Education Policy 2020 reinforces this mandate, emphasizing inclusive education from foundational to higher education levels.
- NEP 2020 reforms focus on early identification, teacher capacity building, and providing necessary support and accommodations to students.
