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Dyslexia 10% of the population, 4% severely. The most common of the Specific Learning Difficulties: - Dyslexia - Dyspraxia - Attention Deficit Disorder - Dyscalculia Together these are believed to affect around 15% of people to a lesser or greater extent.

Dyslexia Contrary to popular misconception, Dyslexia is not only about literacy. Dyslexia affects the way information is processed, stored and retrieved, with problems of memory, speed of processing, time perception, organisation and sequencing. 

How do we identify someone with dyslexia? Difficulties with taking in information efficiently (processing) There are many types of information processing, and some overlap, however two important and critical areas are visual processing and auditory processing.

Visual discrimination – using sight to notice and compare features of different items to distinguish one item from another

Visual Sequencing - seeing and distinguishing the order of symbols, words, images

Visual Motor - using feedback from the eyes to coordinate movement of other body parts

Visual Memory – two types: long term and short term

Spatial Relationships – understanding how objects are positioned in space in relation to oneself

Auditory Discrimination – the ability to notice, compare and distinguish separate sounds in words 70 17

Auditory Memory – two types: long term and short term

Auditory Sequencing – the ability to understand and recall the order of words 47 74

How does it feel?

Say the colour NOT the word…. Green

Blue

Red

Pink

Yellow

black

orange

Pink

blue

Purple

Pink

“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.”

dav puts opco abowl id omep rnin bav ib duts omed obcornin adowl

David put some popcorn in a bowl.

Copy this down. You have three minutes!

What can we do? The board Clutter free Plain background Dyslexia friendly fonts Stop clock Colour each line Don’t ask them to copy

Their notes Don’t expect lots of written notes Give handouts, in advance, if possible Encourage colour coding – each topic Use an exercise book Provide information in a structured way Allow them to use a digital recorder Post its!

Exam Preparation Build an awareness of time Highlight key words Post its Mark scheme per question

Our Teaching Reflect – “Hurry up!” Give time to answer questions Give time/direction for overlearning Ask for volunteers to read aloud Learned helplessness Coloured paper/overlays Avoid distractions Cumulative

Why have a diagnosis? Get the correct support Possible access arrangements in exams Dyslexia is a recognised disability under the Equality Act 2010 DSA - £5,212 Provide a diagnostic assessment report. The NHS and (most) schools and colleges won't fund an assessment. 

Don’t want a diagnosis! Confusing feelings – sometimes feel intelligent, sometimes feel like a fool, Remember those feelings before?

Answers 1) 10% 2) Visual and auditory 3) b and d, 2 and 5, 3 and 8, 6 and 9, 1 and 7 4) Because of difficulties with visual motor processing (using feedback from the eyes to coordinate movement of other parts of the body) 5) Spatial relationships 6) Please share!

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