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Teaching strategies Aspergers and dyslexia info.?

Dyspraxia if OK.

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  • 8 years ago
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    I have alot of teaching tips on my website and blog... but here some some key ones..

    - Do not use whole word teaching, true phonics..

    - Sometimes if you have the person guess at the word spelling, they remember that guess for life... so show them how to spell or sound out a word before testing them on it.

    - Have a PC read back to them, what they just wrote..

    - Have a PC read to them.

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    4. Use alternatives to books: software that reads text on a PC or MAC, closed captioned television, textbooks and other books on tape, books on audio cassette.

    5. Use a shape based system. When programming computers to read, phonics is used instead of memorization. In my experience many kids learn through the process of memorization and not phonics.

    6. Develop a visual clue to remember something. To help with left right disorientation here's a simple trick: When you hold your hands up in front of you, as you view your thumb and index finger on your LEFT hand, you see the letter "L". Words and symbols are often visually confusing to people with dyslexia. Having fun with those words and symbols helps. Some examples: "their" and "there" --"Their" has an "i" in it, and "I am part of 'their' party"; "where" and "were"--"Where" has an "h" in it as in "My house is here"; math signs <, > is an open mouth. The <2. Many persons with learning disabilities tend to be graphical and 3 dimensional in their thinking versus learning by text, or 2 dimensional. They must see a picture in their mind in order to learn. For example, if a child needs to learn the song "Over the River and Through the Woods to Grandmother's House We Go", it may work best to have the child draw a picture of hills and woods and a house. Many times the person with dyslexia sees different letters as the same one. For example, the letters "b","d","p", and "q" look as though they are all the same letter. It is as though you took a picture of a car and turned the car upside down. The car is still the same car. To help a person distinguish between letters use pictures with the actual letter. For instance, write the letter "q" and draw a queen's crown across the top. The child will associate the queen's crown with the letter "q".

    7. Explain/understand that dyslexics think differently and this is a positive thing. From Don Krueyer, an artist with dyslexia, here are some labels you might want to use:

    ----------------------LD- Leering Demonically

    ----------------------ED- Exceptionally Distracted

    ----------------------SE- Specific Education

    ----------------------BD- Behavior Disorders or Bountiful Distracters

    8. Let them do what ever they do best -- running, skating, etc. Give them time each day to do this. Many people with dyslexia are non-verbal thinkers. Using objects such as clay, LEGGOS, or sand to "build" new words allows the individual to utilize his/her creative outlet and accomplish an otherwise frustrating task. They will develop mental pictures, concepts or ideas using the "hands-on" materials.

    9. Have them repeat instructions and give all instructions on paper as a checklist. Many children with LD are easily distracted or may have trouble following instructions. It may be helpful to everyone if you ask the child to repeat instructions or directions back to you before he/she begins the task or goes to a particular place.

    10. Use colors to organize things as much as possible. Color code notebooks to match textbooks and folders. Put three lines of spaces between test questions.

    11. Join a support group -- local if possible.

    12. Dyslexics and many people with LD benefit from a reading program which develops auditory processing, the ability to distinguish sounds in a syllable. Look into enrolling in a program that develops this phonemic awareness.

    13. I get asked what kind of software I like and use, I like software that reads back to me what I write. Something not to much money. I have use this one for years. Text aloud Free trial of Text aloud Good text to speech software that will read what you write or what you need to read

  • 5 years ago

    Understanding the foundational examining abilities enables your son or daughter to focus on understanding the topic they are examining as opposed to struggle with knowledge the words ultimately resulting in an even more rewarding and enjoyable studying experience and this is in what that program Children Learning Reading from here https://tr.im/7El5p is based.

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    That benefit could be especially beneficial if you and your child are experiencing a particular word. You know that when the word is contained in the information then it's something which can not be learned applying the Children Learning Reading method.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    RE: whats the version between aspergers and dyslexia? I see their are alot of similarities from listening to a individual clarify the subject concerns that they had in college with getting to grasp and each little thing and that i had them to yet didnt have aspergers yet had each and all the right comparable issues they defined that they had.... it form of feels those with aspergers in simple terms have dyslexia Sorry if I spelled somethings incorrect...

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