Learning Disabilities: Dyslexia

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Dyslexia, one of the most diagnosed learning disabilities.


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What is dyslexia?

According to the Yale Centre for Dyslexia and Creativity Dyslexia is:

Dyslexia is defined as an unexpected difficulty in learning to read. Dyslexia takes away an individual’s ability to read quickly and automatically, and to retrieve spoken words easily, but it does not dampen their creativity and ingenuity.
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What are the symptoms?


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Types of dyslexia


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What can be done?

  1. Use the dyslexia font for the learner's work and all the assessments. The font can be found here: https://www.dyslexiefont.com/
  2. Check that the child correctly wrote down the homework.
  3. At the front of the child's homework book write down a few reliable classmates numbers so that they have someone to contact when they are confused about their homework.
  4. When reading to the class, don't let the child read to the class, but allow the child to read directly at the teacher.
  5. Let the child read books at their own skill level.
  6. Train the learner when teaching them spelling words to look for certain errors.
  7. POOR SPELLING IS NOT AN INDICATOR OF LOW INTELLIGENCE!
  8. When teaching maths make sure that the learner's visual perceptual skills are practised. You can use certain colours when explaining the math sequences etc.
  9. Only mark spelling up to the level of the learner's spelling abilities.
  10. Never ask these learners to rewrite a piece unless it will be displayed. If rewriting is done unnecessary it will break this child's will to do more.
  11. Use computers to do the child's word processing.
  12. When answering a question paper the child's answers can be verbally recorded and transcribed by the teacher or a willing adult.
  13. Provide additional time for the completion of worksheets, tests etc.
    14.If possible don't single this child out. When new skills are taught to this learner, teach it to the whole class, so that in return they don't feel that they are singled out.

More information can be found here: https://www.dyslexia.com/about-dyslexia/understanding-dyslexia/guide-for-classroom-teachers/


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The strengths of a dyslexic


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Here are some interesting videos you can watch that focussed on dyslexia:

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