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.
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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.
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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.