Dyslexia affects many aspects of a child’s life, but with the right support and strategies, they can overcome these challenges and succeed. Focus on their strengths, celebrate their efforts, and provide a nurturing environment. Remember, you’re not alone on this journey—there are plenty of...
GUANGDONG, South China — In a classroom at Weining Dyslexia Education Center, several kids around 10 years old excitedly grab colored pens and begin highlighting patterns in a series of Chinese characters. The exercise is one of many designed to help the children overcome dyslexia. Inside the cl...
Poor organisation is an issue for many children with dyslexia, and not just when it comes to remembering theirPEkit or what they have to do forhomework. ‘Pupils often need help with planning their writing,’ Kate says. ‘If they don’t have a plan for what they’re going to write, t...
Alongside having trouble remembering spelling patterns, children with dyslexia often have difficulty with the vast number of irregular words in the English language. ‘Common words like “because,”“was” and “said” aren’t spelled the way they sound, but because children with dyslexia can’t ...
If you go back even 10-20 years, not many parents had even heard of specific learning disabilities like dysgraphia. But thanks to social media and groups like mine, parents are able to network and better serve our kids. Table of Contents Many parents have heard of dyslexia, but there ...
I can’t tell you how many times my kids have hidden homework, or never brought it home. My son had a tendency of doing this, so his teacher and I worked out a homework journal that I signed, so I knew what he had to do daily. ...
Process Art for Kids: What Parents Should Know. Unlike dyslexia, children with dysgraphia may have no trouble reading, but instead have difficulty in correctly writing letters, and the condition can go beyond penmanship. Children with dysgraphia may also have trouble spelling and translating their ...
Dyslexia-IEP Supports and Services There are manypopular reading programsout there. However, I have found this to be an area where “the tail wags the dog.” In other words, reading intervention programs tend to be offered to students based upon what is available or already being used at th...
Someone with dyslexia has trouble decoding the words on paper or screen and translating them into a words. Some children may have one or the other, but many have both dysgraphia and dyslexia. Dysgraphia and autism Autism isn't in the same group of learning disabilities like dysgraphia. It'...
All of this makes learning to read a challenging task, especially for students who have neurological differences (such as ADHD, dyslexia, or working memory dysfunction). Students require explicit instruction, extensive opportunity for practice, and wide exposure to various topics to build the back...