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Re: Strategies extended to non-dyslexic struggling students

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Wendy Duke (Just finishing Module 5 :0)X)

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Date Posted: 10:12:25 06/20/11 Mon
In reply to: Eva 's message, "Strategies extended to non-dyslexic struggling students" on 11:03:10 05/30/11 Mon

Hi Eva, I am just finishing the course and have found it so helpful in reinforcing what I have learnt over the years through having 3 dyslexic children myself. Through trial and error I supported my children through their schooling, college and university. I now support parents who also have children who are struggling or underachieving in their studies with back to basics learning. and run "out of hours" sessions afterschool( www.inspireandachieve.co.uk ). What I have learnt over the years is parents are the key to their child learning.

I have 2 children still in primary school and due to them having older siblings who had dyslexia I did a lot of reseach and study on it. Not to let my two younger children stuggle incase they did have dyslexia I started to teach them early and sent them to school being able to read and write. They have both achieved high levels ever since, one of my children though achieving high shows other signs of dyslexia, short term memory, unorginised, very forgetful, can't follow more then 2 instructions in one go. Writing messy at times and misspelt and some days spellings can be good. She gets tierd if more than 30 minutes concentrating on studying and needs 5 minute breaks. Over here in the UK dyslexia is still not picked up in state primary schools and more often than not in high schools. My child is over achieving in school so will not even be considered to have dyslexia. it will only be if she falls below standered levels will she get noticed and maybe offered support. As a parent and someone who works everyday with children who have fallen through the net, I am not prepared for my child to fail. I use online learning. for timestables www.timestwo.co.uk is brilliant. I also use colour code spelling and sums, spacing letters and numbers out a bit for children with dyslexic or dyscalculia. Repitition work has to be done and that is where the support of the parent is needed. So the extra work eva you as a teacher need to do is show the parent how you want the child to learn it at home. I use a 3 way comummication book where parent and teacher and myself write in it so we all are update with any concerns or ideas on how things need to be done and why. My other child who shows no signs of dyslexia as learnt the same way and achieve much and reads and writes 3 years in advance of her age. So weather dyslexic or not children all learn better if you teach them with the methods you would teach dyslexic children.

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