Dyslexia is a language-based processing disorder. Significant difficulty with phonological skills can cause reading and spelling to be challenging and may occur due to dyslexia. Reversing letters is not the core indicator of dyslexia; it is difficulty interpreting the phonological (sound) components of language. Dyslexia affects 1 in 15 people and if left untreated, can lead to failure in school and poor self-esteem.
In Preschool or Have constant confusion of left versus right and be late in establishing a dominant hand
Have difficulty in Elementary School, a child may display some of the following:
Mix up sounds and syllables in long words
g his/her shoes
Have trouble memorizing his/her address
Have dysgraphia (a specific learning disability in which the ability to express oneself through written language is impaired)
Demonstrate letter and number reversals
Exhibit extreme difficulty with cursive writing
Have slow, choppy, inaccurate reading (poor reading fluency)
Guess at words based on the shape of the word
Ignore suffixes on words
Struggle to sound out unknown words, forget known or high frequency words and miscue while reading sight words Â
Have poor spelling skills
Have difficulty in memorizing multiplication facts
Have difficulty with speaking and finding the correct word
Have average to above average intellect, but display difficulty with reading, writing and spelling
Accommodations for Kids with Dyslexia
Highlighted points on the board
Use of calculator/computer
Additional time for homework completion
Provide an aide to help the student
Study sheets for tests
Opportunity to resubmit assignments until proficiency is achieved
Tests and/or directives read to student
Modified test format and/or types of questions
Opportunity to retake exams or make corrections for full points, no averaging of point
No penalties for spelling or mechanical errors – grade on content, not mechanics
Accept briefest form of answer
Answer questions orally on exams
Do not count off for reversals
Shorten written requirements and reduce amount of homework
Large print tests and worksheets
Worksheet and tests on colored paper
Use of color overlays – Irlen Syndrome
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Vikki Carrel
Academic Language Therapist, Multi-book Author, National Speaker
Vikki empowers people! She is an Academic Language Therapist, multi-book author and a national speaker. Vikki grew up in Salt Lake City, met her husband at the University of Utah, and has owned several companies across the United States. In 2010, Vikki and her husband moved back to Utah from Doylestown, Pennsylvania and she founded Vikki Carrel & Company, a speaking and training organization. Read more about the Author
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