Reading Delays & Dyslexic Student in General Education Accommodations Made Easy: Suggestions Within the Classroom

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Reading Delays & Dyslexia Myths—Dyslexia is not: Backwards letters or words (normal) Outgrown Laziness or not motivated Vision issue Characteristics Difficulties with word recognition Poor spelling Poor decoding Poor phonological or reading comprehension skills Average/Above Average Intelligence Capable of learning

Accommodations Materials Recorder Simplify Directions Give small assignments at once Block out stimuli Provide additional self-correcting work Highlight important Provide glossary Provide reading guide

Accommodations Interactive Instruction Repeat directions Use explicit instruction Use daily routine Provide lecture notes Provide graphic organizer Use step-by-step instructions Simultaneously combine verbal and written directions Write key points or words on board Use balanced instruction Use mnemonic instruction Emphasize daily review

Accommodations Student Performance Vary the mode of response Provide Outline Encourage use of graphic organizer Preferential seating Encourage use of calendar or agenda Provide handouts to reduce amount of writing Math-turn vertical lines so they aid in lining up numbers Encourage note sharing Provide flexible times Use assignment or work substitutions

Accommodations Technology Books on Audio—Learning Ally & Bookshare Livescribe Pen for note taking Activity: Can you pick out reading delay by sight?

Changes in the way we deliver or respond to instruction Modifications Changes in the way we deliver or respond to instruction Test Modifications: Remove time limits Do not mark off for spelling Allow short answer to be verbal Take away “All of the above” answers Simplify directions and story problems Highlight clues Use Cloze or offer writing prompts Use Audio Reader for test taking

add Multisensory elements to your lessons Why? More avenues of sense that information enters the brain through— better memory recall. Abercrombie & Fitch?? Try making sure each lesson has auditory, visual and motor input involved. Brain breaks offer movement and songs that teach concepts—youtube Have FUN with it!!

C. LaWanda Mounts, SPED Instructor/Dyslexia Specialist Resources Sandman-Hurley Ed.D.,Kelli, 10/24/2014, Dyslexia in the General Education Classroom, http://shaunbrickman.weebly.com/blog/dyslexia-in-the- general-education-classroom Mercer, C, (2002) International Dyslexia Association, Accommodating Students with Dyslexia in All Classroom Settings, http://www.readingrockets.org/article/accommodating- students-dyslexia-all-classroom-settings C. LaWanda Mounts, SPED Instructor/Dyslexia Specialist