Wyzant.com currently has the largest network of certified tutors available on the web – over 66,000 and counting- which means exclusive access to top study tips and proven practices to help students succeed in the classroom. While the majority of learning happens at school or during private tutoring sessions, there are some actions that parents can take at home to contribute to their child’s overall academic success. After reviewing hundreds of tips submitted by our network of private tutors, we found the following to be the most commonly reported: 1. Ask your kids to teach you what they learned during their lesson. “The most important feature of an engaged student is critical thinking. Critical thinking is understanding a subject in your own words, and being able to explain the subject to others,” says Wyzant language tutor Rachel M., from Evanston, IL. Pretend that you’re unfamiliar with the topic and encourage your child to play teacher! 2. Initiate positive and open communication. “Always discuss the lesson and tutoring session with your child. Find out what is going on,” says Wyzant tutor Valerie J. from Dallas, TX. The more you communicate the less you have to read between the lines to find out where and why they are struggling. In certain cases, the method of teaching can conflict with a child’s learning style, which is why Wyzant offers a good fit guarantee for each student. 3. Emphasize a healthy mind and body! “This means eating right, getting enough sleep,” says Wyzant test prep tutor John B. of Harleysville, PA. Many outside factors can affect sharpness in the classroom. While it’s impossible to control all aspects of your child’s day, a consistent bed time and balanced meals are important habits that can be established in the home. Help your child reach their potential. Search private tutors in your area today!

DYSLEXIA AND YOUR CHILD

Kids with dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning disabilities are as intelligent as others, and often have great strengths–but they learn differently. How Do People Get Dyslexia
The causes for dyslexia are neurobiological and genetic.

Research shows that individuals inherit the genetic links for dyslexia.
One of your immediate family members (parent, spouse, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister) is dyslexic. More than one of your children could also be dyslexic.

psychologytoday.7-ways-help-dyslexic-children-succeed 7 Ways to help dyslexic children succeed

1) A significant problem faced by dyslexic children is a lack of learning technologies designed to help children learn in settings when there is no personal teaching assistance. This paper presents an online learning technology that utilises multisensory teaching, and interactive gaming techniques to provide dyslexic children with an engaging learning environment within which to identify where their mistakes in reading, writing and arithmetic

2)Multisensory techniques are used to promote better retention as students are taught the phonetic codes of the language. This is much easier than having to memorize thousands of words by sight. The 42 basic sounds and the letters that represent them are taught one at a time in building block fashion. Daily drill on the sounds and plenty of word decoding practice will help them to master this foundation. To ensure success, find practice tools that will keep them engaged. Look for lessons and materials that use a good sequence: the letters of the alphabet, then the short vowel sounds---with short e taught at the end rather than between short a and short i (to avoid confusion), then the long vowel sounds...and so on. Make sure you have high interest reading material, with controlled vocabulary, that introduces the sounds in a good phonics sequence to avoid confusion. With the proper preparation, students will continually have a successful reading experience. testdyslexia.com free A Dyslexic test

I have Dyslexia. What does it mean?

http://dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/what-is-dyslexia/

I f your Childs speech progress is slow the best advice is to start sitting with them reading at an early age . I recognized the signs with my child at a year and a half and this helped him with his reading. Every night we read. Starting kindergarten we spelled words out. The Dyslexic person who is a normal person just learns differently. The parent I believe needs to help him or her along at an early age. And it helps to make it fun along the way. Remember when the child is in elementary and middle school the teachers don't always understand since most teachers are left brained individuals they may start labeling your child. Remember there is nothing wrong with him or her, they just learn differently and at a different pace. Plus each Dyslexic person is different on the way they learn.. Videos ,Pictures,ect is how they learn. Remember These kids are right brain dominant let them see the whole picture when learning .Remember Einstein was Dyslexic and Leonardo da Vinci.,Pablo Picasso.,

Why do I have dyslexia?

Dyslexia is sort of an invisible problem. It’s not an illness like chicken pox or a cold. In school your teachers can see you working hard, but they can’t see all the steps your brain has to take to make sense of the words on the worksheet she gave you to do.

Many kids with dyslexia worry that there is something wrong with their brain. That’s a pretty scary thought. Thanks to recent research, though, we have lots of scientific proof that a dyslexic person’s brain is normal and healthy.

When you have dyslexia, though, your brain takes longer to make some of these connections, and does it in more steps. It especially has trouble matching the letters you see on the page with the sounds those letters and combinations of letters make. And when you have trouble with that step, it makes all the other steps harder.

Dyslexia isn’t rare. You might know other kids in your school who have dyslexia, too. Although dyslexia isn’t contagious, sometimes several people in the same family have dyslexia. Older kids and adults can also have dyslexia.

A new way to learn..

Listening to books on tape or CD while you read along in your own book is one step to make reading better for you.

It’s actually lucky that you’ve already found out you have dyslexia. The younger you are when you figure out that reading is tough for you, the sooner you—with the help of your teachers and parents—can find ways to learn that make it easier. Even though dyslexia isn’t something you’ll grow out of, there are lots of things your teachers and parents can show you to help you to read better and even to enjoy reading.

In fact, you may have already figured out some strategies all by yourself that help you when you’re reading. Kids with dyslexia often learn to use other skills to help them make sense of what they’re reading or studying. You might already be especially good at:

2019Observing—looking for clues in pictures or other kinds of illustrations
2019Listening—paying attention to what your teacher is saying or what other kids are reading out loud
Memorizing—remembering what you hear as someone reads or talks to you

The good news about dyslexia...

Having trouble reading does not mean that you'll have trouble with everything. In fact, most kids with dyslexia are very good at lots of other things.

One thing we know for certain about dyslexia is that this is one small area of difficulty in a sea of strengths. Having trouble with reading does not mean that you’ll have trouble with everything. In fact, most kids with dyslexia are very good at lots of other things.

People with dyslexia are often very creative, and typically develop some clever skills to help them figure out words and sentences that give them trouble at first. Dyslexics often think of unexpected ways to solve a problem or tackle a challenge.

We don’t fully understand whether this kind of creativity comes from the extra work dyslexics have to do to succeed at reading, or whether dyslexics are just naturally creative. What we do know, though, is that many, many people with dyslexia, even some who really struggled with reading and writing in elementary school and high school, went on to college, and work in jobs they love.

Did you ever read any of the “Captain Underpants” books? The author of these funny stories, Dav Pilkey, has dyslexia. So does Scott Adams, who draws and writes the popular comic strip Dilbert. Many famous performers (ever hear of John Lennon or Whoopie Goldberg?) have dyslexia. So do lots of famous doctors, business people, inventors, artists, and scientists.

Having dyslexia can sometimes make you feel frustrated or sad. With the right help, though, you can learn to read—and even to enjoy reading—and you can be anything you want to be.

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