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Dyslexia
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Dyslexia
A general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not...
What is Dyslexia?
It can cause difficulties in one or more of the following areas:
spoken language
reading
writing
maths
What does it feel like to be dyslexic?
Word finding problems.
Talk to your neighbour about your hobby but do not use any words containing the letters s or e.
Processing time?
Frustration?
Self esteem?
How I Feel
‘sometimes my eyes go funny and I can’t see them – it looks like they are going wavy and they get mixed up and small words look like black things with white in between’.
How do we help dyslexic people?
A well structured reading and spelling programme that is multi-sensory.
Use of coloured overlays
Highlight key words
Use post-it notes to organise ideas