‘Read my frustration’: Undetected dyslexia in classrooms the target of new campaign

A child is confronted with his inner voice of fear and frustration as he struggles to read a passage in front of him in a campaign from the Code Read Dyslexia Network.

The campaign highlights the frustration children with dyslexia feel when their condition is misunderstood in the classroom, in order to draw attention to the little, or no, training Australian teachers receive in teaching students with dyslexia.

Dyslexia, a brain-based condition that makes it difficult for people to ‘decode’ words and affects reading, writing and spelling, is experienced by one in ten Australians. The condition can occur in mild to severe cases and affects people across the IQ range.