Identification of Dyslexic Students and Its Impact on Their Academic Achievement: A Case Study of Public School in Multan

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between reading dyslexia and academic performance of secondary school students from one of the Public schools in Multan, Punjab. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect the required data. Sample consist of 200 students (i.e., 50% each male and female) and 250 teachers (i.e., 50% each of male and female) from 07 (seven) different schools. Questionnaire was used to collect data from sampled teachers while a correlational research design was used to achieve the purpose of this study. It was found that teachers have not sufficient knowledge about the dyslexia; dyslexia affects students’ academic achievement. But it strongly affect the results of English subject. Moreover, male students’ are comparatively more dyslexic as compared to the female students.