Dyslexia, Dysgraphia & Dyscalculia Tips for Students, Teachers and Parents By Jay Melton

Table of Contents Dyslexia Dysgraphia Dyscalculia

Tips for Students with dyslexia. Tips for parents of dyslexic students Tips for Students with dyslexia. Tips for parents of dyslexic students. Teacher tips for dyslexic students Dyslexia : Difficulty learning to read, interpret words or other symbols.

Tips For Students with dyslexia: Use a calendar. Have a quiet place to study. Good diet. Get enough sleep. Do not do more than is expected Back to dyslexia

Tips for teachers of dyslexic students: Use a white board and markers. Colored overlays help with reading. Wooden letters to teach the alphabet Use highlighters Teach the alphabet with wooden letters. Back to Dyslexia

Tips for parents of a student with dyslexia Establish a routine for study time. Check and monitor home work. Use a folder to keep things in. Make sure homework is brought home in the folder. Divide tasks into manageable chunks Back to Dyslexia

Dysgraphia: Difficulty in writing Student tips for dysgraphia Parent tips for dealing with dysgraphia Teacher to help students with dysgraphia Tips to help Back to dysgraphia

Tips for students with dysgraphia: Use a large pencil. Have kids do different types of writing. Use abbreviations. Use templates for your work. Use a tape recorder to answer questions. Back to dysgraphia

Parents can help students with dysgraphia by: Show your child how you use writing. Let know you understand it is hard for them. Model a positive attitude about writing. Give feedback about their writing. Show different purposes for their writing Back to dysgraphia

Teachers of students with dysgraphia can: Allow extended time for writing assignments. Do not count spelling on individual assignments . Allow word processing. Have comfortable writing instruments in class. Use scribes. Back to dysgraphia

Dyscalculia: severe difficulty with math. Tips for students with dyscalculia. Tips for parents of students with dyscalculia Teacher Tips

Students with dyscalculia can try these: Use digital math textbooks. Practice writing math problems. Don’t be afraid to give math a go. Wear a watch. Have a place to study that is quiet. Back to dyscalculia

Tips for parents of students with math troubles Give homework rewards. Show your child how to step by step do math. Use money at the store. Play games that keep score. Back to dysgraphia Ask school for help. Back to dyscalculia

Teacher tips: Dyscalculia Get the student occupational therapy for penmanship. Use tablets and IPAD in class. Math practice on computers. Try vision therapy Tangrams , finger painting, base ten blocks Back to dyscalculia

Assistive technologies: Dyslexia : Use technologies like a live scribe pen for lectures and note taking. Also try lined paper and colored overlays to make it easier to see. For dysgraphia voice recognition, word processors and pencils with big grips help. Use tablet computers , practice math on computers, are recommended for dyscalculia.

Resources : For information on dyscalculia go to dyscalculia. org . Here is good site for dyslexia http://dyslexia.org.uk/homework tips. Go to http://davidsongifted.org/ info on dysgraphia.