Academic experiences and emotions of dyslexic people

Dyslexia is a learning difficulty of written and oral language, which affects a significant number of students and has important educational, social, and emotional consequences. There is a body of research suggest that students with dyslexia have serious emotional problems but there is not sufficient data about their viewpoints and experiences. For this reason, the aim of this study is to investigate the academic emotions of students with dyslexia and their experience of attending school. A sample survey was designed, seventy-four people diagnosed with dyslexia participated and the data were collected through a questionnaire and an interview. The analysis of the data reveals that dyslexia significantly leaves its mark on the life of dyslexic people and affects the socio-emotional factor. Teachers’ behavior afflicts their emotions, continuous failures and frustrations result in their self-esteem.