Author:
Noor ul Sabah Ali
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Date Posted: 08:58:08 11/19/10 Fri
I have found that dyslexic children learn best with an approach that engages
them in a multi-sensory manner. If our lesson requires them to be seated for a
stretch of 40 minutes, then that is too much of an endurance test for them. The
students need to be given a vast range of experiences during any lesson. There
needs to be time made for sitting, standing, moving, reading, writing,
listening, and most importantly touching. By dividing our class into a circle
time, when everyone gathers on a rug for listening to a story/discussion, then
getting up to go to their seats for a structured lesson, playing some music as
they work on art etc. all provide the dyslexic child with opportunities to be
kinesthetically engaged.
Dyslexic children often struggle with spelling. I found that introducing them to
'Word Work' provides them with a great chance to experience and experiment with
words. The same spelling words that are used for the week, can be built in a
variety of ways. For instance, instead of giving a regular black & white
worksheet to be done, we could be more creative. We can have them make words
with colored play dough, write the words with different types of stamps( big and
tiny ones), provide them with magnetic letters to spell the same words, write on
small black or white boards, write the word in spaghetti or sand, use word cubes
or phonic tiles to build the same words. Having had the chance to hold the
words, and create them multidimensionally allows the student to remember it with
more meaningful associations. Using body movement to create words, like standing
straight for an 'I', arms across for a 't' can help them to connect to
spellings ('it') too.
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