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Subject: becoming your student's advocate

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Karen Engel (HOPEFUL!)

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Date Posted: 11:52:51 02/08/11 Tue

I have found as I have worked in the public school system that it is essential to be a strong advocate for your dyslexic student. They often already feel beaten down and have given up in certain areas of their schooling. If we, as reading coaches and teachers, can step in and find out where they are having the most struggles and intervene on their behalf if can be life changing for them. Just knowing there is someone who will listen to their concerns and act on their behalf is very validating for them.
For instance, one of my former students really struggles with reading and he was in an industrial arts class which he loved (mechanics) but unfortunately the teacher makes every student read portions of their text book out loud in front of the rest of the class. This of course can be very humbling for a dyslexic student and they should NEVER be forced to read out loud in front of their peers unless they really want to. I had to repeatedly inform this teacher that this student was reading out loud to me and I was happy with his progress but that he should NOT be reading in front of his peers. Thankfully my student was quite resilient and did not become bitter towards this teacher.
Reading coaches and those who work with these students should ensure that these students do not have to display their difficulties in front of the class by having to read out loud. It is important to make every effort we possibly can on their behalf to keep their learning experience stress free.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: becoming your student's advocate	Russel Van Brocklen	08:59:04 02/10/11 Thu