Dyslexiförbundet
Dyslexiförbundet is a Swedish disability association.
We are a non-profit organisation.
We organise people who have difficulties
to read, write and calculate.
We work with:
- guidance and support
- information activities
- education
- interest policy
- social events
- projects
About Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a common reason for reading and writing difficulties.
Other reasons can also cause reading and writing difficulties.
For example:
people who have trouble understanding,
learning and remembering,
can also have trouble reading and writing.
In Sweden the number of people with dyslexia
is between 5 and 8 percent.
That means that among every 100 people,
5 to 8 people have dyslexia.
The number of people with reading and writing difficulties is higher.
In total, 1 person among every 5 people who live in Sweden
have difficulties to read.
Reading and writing difficulties
can lead to failure in school and at work.
It can also lead to exclusion and bad self-confidence.
What can we do to prevent problems?
- find children at risk of reading and writing difficulties
- act at once, don't wait and see
- train with proven methods
- allow assistive technology
- use different modes to make content easy to understand (read aloud, illustrations and videos are some examples)
- create an understanding environment
Projects
Dyslexiförbundet runs different projects.
Begriplig text is one of such projects.
The Swedish word Begriplig means understandable.
Begriplig text finds out what makes texts easy to read and understand.
Who has written this information?
Ester Hedberg has written this text.
Ester Hedberg works at Dyslexiförbundet.
You can write her an e-mail
if you have questions.
Her e-mail address is: ester.hedberg@dyslexi.org
The webpage of Dyslexiförbundet is: www.dyslexi.org
The webpage of the project Begriplig text is: www.begripligtext.se
