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Dyslexia and compensatory measures
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franciuzzz
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Dyslexia and compensatory measures
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Dear colleagues, I am a new primary school teacher. I teach English in 7 classes (fourth and fifth grade) and I have four dyslexic students. I am writing here because I �m looking for special worksheets and I �d like to know if you adopt compensatory measures for these children. I �m trying to create something useful for them, but I don �t have much experience and for me it is very difficult. In addition, teaching children aged 9 and 10 years old means deal with topics of grammar, more complex than the vocabulary, and I don �t know how to help my pupils to succeed. Also, they don �t want to be different from the schoolmates (with different tests and worksheets), so it �s very hard to find the right strategy to help them. I thank in advance all of you.
My best wishes, Francesca |
13 Jan 2014
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Sevenastious
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I can �t offer any help with special worksheets, but I do remember reading that printing on blue paper can help.
Also, a friend told me that she had a home tutor who worked with her dyslexic son and her secret was pasting new vocabulary and phrases all over the walls and furniture. I think this ties in with a learning theory that you need to see a word 40 times to internalize it. I heard this in a language acquisition lecture when i was doing my teacher training but it was a very long time ago and i can �t remember much more.
If it gives you hope, this particular boy ended up getting better results in English than in his first language at Bachillerato, but I think this is because the nature of ESL teaching is more suited to dyslexic learners than methods used in first language learning.
I hope this is of some help.
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13 Jan 2014
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karagozian
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I remember That someone here on this site had made a fabulous work about the subject. I �ll try to find the link. |
14 Jan 2014
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karagozian
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http://www.eslprintables.com/teaching_resources/other_worksheets/guide_to_understanding_dyslexi_209237/#thetop
Well, I finally got the link. This may be helpful to you !
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14 Jan 2014
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jamiejules
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Hi there! a link to one of my ws was mentioned! I feel honored! if ever you need any info, practical tips, how to use props or liaising with therapists and/or the rest of the teaching staff... just pm me and I will try to help (have been working with all kind of "dys" kids for over a decade) have a good evening Jamiejules |
14 Jan 2014
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Peter Hardy
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Have you seen Moody �s latest addition re the word of the day? There he also talks about his sister-in-law having done some work that seems to be of value for kids with dyslexia. His link: Playful Ways to Help Children with Reading and Spelling. (http://arts-humanities.squidoo.com/fun-reading-games). I �ve also heard in this forum that different fonts may help, i.e. Comic Sans MS. As all little bits may help, I hope it really does. Cheers, Peter
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15 Jan 2014
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cunliffe
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@Peter - oh god, you are for the high jump now - MoodyMoody is a GIRL and proud of it.
Wow, that�s a great guide. Going to give that out at school.
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15 Jan 2014
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MoodyMoody
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It �s okay. Yes, I �m female, but Peter is hardly the first one to mistake my gender on ESLP. That �s what I get for picking a gender-neutral name with a non-gendered avatar. |
15 Jan 2014
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littlebee
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A learner with dyslexia will pick up words much more easily if they are presented orally with a visual image, so the meaning is clear.
They retain words through learning them visually and semantically.
A dyslexic learner will not learn new ideas, or words from the written word efficiently. Give these learners kinaesthetic activities, as they tend to work in 3D. Teach new vocab linked to actions.
These learners have problems picking out sounds in words, They can learn a whole word, but may not be able to analyse it into individual sounds, which will impact on spelling.
Their �sound � problem, means they will confuse similar sounding words sometimes, and that they will struggle with listening comprehension, because their memory for sound is poor .. I have read that it can be likened to a fuzzy recording. Given this fact, they cannot always �hold � a full sentence in memory, and thus cannot derive meaning from it, It is the same if the source is a written word, or one they have hear.
I would advise you to get precise info on what the difficulties of each student are. No 2 dyslexic learners are the same. Do they also suffer from visual stress ?? (more details on this at www. humansnotrobots)
Using a simple font (comic sans serif) and GREEN paper may help . |
23 Feb 2014
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