Dyslexia

The Common Signs of Dyslexia and Reading Ability

Joan is an extremely gifted and articulate 6th grade student. She is hiding a secret from her family, friends, classmates and her teachers. Joan can't read.She has been tested for every learning disability, except the one disability, that is impacting her ability to read. Joan has dyslexia.

Published by Barbara (10815 pts) on May 28, 2009 to
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Enhancing Learning Ability Through Cognitive Skills Training

At the core of most learning disabilities is a processing deficit in one or more cognitive skill areas. Cognitive skills training focuses on strengthening these underlying deficits so that overall academic learning ability can be improved.

Published by Olivia Bethea (731 pts) on May 25, 2009 to
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Teaching Strategies for Children with Dyslexia

A dyslexic child lacks the skill of reading, writing, and spelling and an inability to express their thoughts freely. A teacher can help a child with dyslexia by adopting specific teaching strategies to satisfy his/her special education needs.

Published by rosy (3036 pts) on May 16, 2009 to
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Spelling Curricula for Dyslexic Students

There are a growing number of spelling curricula designed to assist with instructing students who have dyslexia or who otherwise struggle with spelling. They use innovative instructional methods which often succeed where conventional methods have failed.

Published by Olivia Bethea (731 pts) on May 16, 2009 to
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Remediating Dyslexia With Phono-Graphix

Phono-Graphix is an instructional method with documented success remediating reading and spelling difficulties in students with diagnosed learning disabilities. Rather than relying on traditional phonics instruction, it heavily emphasizes phonemic awareness and knowledge of the alphabetic code.

Published by Olivia Bethea (731 pts) on May 16, 2009 to
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Guide to Dyslexia Testing

After eliminating several reasons for your child’s unexplained language difficulty, you’ve decided to test for dyslexia. How should you go about it?

Published by Mayflor Markusic (6400 pts) on May 11, 2009 to
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Using Reader's Theater With Struggling Readers

In your remedial reading class, you can use readers' theater to help your struggling readers. Reader's theater can improve fluency, expression, comprehension, and reading at an appropriate pace. You can make your own scripts with leveled books or find them online.

Published by Margo Dill (7867 pts) on May 10, 2009 to
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The Beauty of Dyslexia

Dyslexia can be frightening to hear for both parent and child. There are several positive characteristics shared by many dyslexics that are worth focusing on. Navigating through this complicated disorder is made easier by playing to a person's strengths while working on their weaknesses.

Published by jennyflores (1086 pts) on May 10, 2009 to
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Using Echo Reading With Struggling Readers

Echo reading is a reading strategy that will help struggling readers with fluency, reading orally, new vocabulary, and comprehension. For echo reading, all you need is a book on your student's level and a reader for students to echo. It is a simple reading strategy to help your students.

Published by Margo Dill (7867 pts) on May 7, 2009 to
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Different Types of Dyslexia

Dyslexia can be more complicated than a disorder that causes letters to appear backwards. This article provides clarification on the different types of dyslexia as well as the signs that accompany each variation for students with special needs.

Published by jennyflores (1086 pts) on May 6, 2009 to
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