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Subject: Getting a dyslexic child to read

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Trevor

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Date Posted: 14:20:03 11/19/10 Fri

After struggling for months to get 9 year old, A.B., to read to me - (he used to refuse to read!), I finally succeeded following the advice in the Dyslexia Teaching Course. The main points are that firstly, we read together, taking it in turns to read a paragraph each and secondly, I read any words he doesn't know (The Golden Rule - works a treat!).

However, one difficulty has been finding suitable material, as stuff that he is capable of reading is not always age appropriate. So, I've adapted one or two fairy tale texts, such as 'Tom Thumb' and 'The Emperor's New Clothes' , so that he should know about 90% of the words.
I've also typed it out using a large font with extra spacing between words and lines - which has made it easier to read, as he has tracking difficulties.
The advantage of doing this with a child you know well is that you can adapt the text to suit his/her reading needs.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Getting a dyslexic child to read	Keith	20:00:31 11/19/10 Fri

Re: Getting a dyslexic child to read	Clare Hartnett	03:02:48 11/24/10 Wed