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Dyslexia What is It?

Dyslexia What is It?.

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Dyslexia What is It?

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  1. DyslexiaWhat is It?

  2. DyslexiaGood Afternoon and a warm welcome to our seminar. This session is entitled Dyslexia & Assistive Technologies . We will enlighten you on this learning disability that hinders children as well as adults in language processing and ways you as parents and teachers can break down this brick wall that prevents our children from learning comfortably, without the frustration. Let me introduce to you our panel of presenters for this afternoon........With us today is our distinguished guests from the Dyslexic Association of Utah. From my right we have -Melissa O’BrienNatalia LopezLana MarkKathe SchulzTanyasha Frazer

  3. What is DYSLEXIA Now let’s head right into this juicy topic and we’ll begin with Ms. Mark Interviewer: Ms. Mark can you tell our listeners what exactly is dyslexia? Ms. Mark: Ok, so before we discuss what dyslexia is, I will inform you what dyslexia is NOT. • Dyslexia is not a condition where persons affected CANNOT read, write or spell. • It is not a condition where persons affected see words backward either. • Dyslexia does not affect more boys than girls and it is not a condition where you simply grow out of it. Interviewer: Hold up! “ So you’re telling me, all that I thought of dyslexia is actually incorrect?” Interviewer: “Ms. Lopez, can you provide some clarity here?” Ms Lopez: “Of course” “A lot of people are actually in the dark when it comes to dyslexia. Some of us are even dyslexic ourselves and unaware of it”. “Dyslexia, simply put is a condition where persons affected have difficulty acquiring reading skills. It poses a challenge for them when they are asked to decode, spell and in some cases word recognition.”(Benton & Pearl 1978)

  4. Can you grow out of Dyslexia? Interviewer: “So Ms. O’Brien tell me something else about dyslexia.” Ms O’Brien: “Firstly, Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability, characterized by a difficulty in reading in persons who otherwise possess the intelligence and motivation necessary for accurate and affluent reading. (Benton & pearl 1978) In other words dyslexia means we are smart but read slowly.” ******** outburst of laughter ******** Interviewer: “Ms. Schulz you are awfully quiet. It was mentioned earlier that dyslexia cannot be grown out of. What have you to say about this?” Ms. Schulz: “No!! “ According to Bright solutions for dyslexia, you cannot grow out of dyslexia. Some people think of school-aged children when the they think of dyslexia, but the truth is dyslexic kids grow up to be dyslexic adults.”

  5. Is there hope for Dyslexics Interviewer: “So there is no hope?” “Someone please tell me there is hope.” Ms. Fraser: “There is hope, first of all we need to accept it. Just as we accept using a wheelchair or being blind is part of a person’s life, so to is dyslexia, it is a part of our lives and it makes us no less of a man or woman.” Ms. Mark: “With the right tools and support persons with dyslexia can succeed in school and go on to lead successful and often distinguished lives.” Dyslexia: Its only a word, Not a sentence

  6. Assistive Technologies for assisting Dyslexic students

  7. Spell Checker Spell checkers help the dyslexic student by providing suggestions to misspelled words based on the context of its sentence or the words nearest to it. The teacher can use the spell checker to help students identify popular miss-spelt words during a grammar lesson. Also for them to edit their assignment before submission so that there would be less errors placing them on par with the regular students in the class .

  8. Scanning Pen The scanning pen can be utilized during Sustained Silent Reading sessions as it allows the dyslexic child the opportunity to read independently without frustration. It also helps overcome the learning disability by providing an immediate support while reading printed text. In this way the teacher is not burdened by having to help the dyslexic child . It increases the child’s confidence and takes away the attention from his or her disability.

  9. Tape Recorder The tape recorder can be utilized by the teacher to record reading sessions that take place during class time. By having the lesson recorded the dyslexic child can replay the lesson at any time, in an effort to clear up confusion or to simply go over what was done and clarify understanding of concepts. This can be used for math lessons or while reading from Big books. For reading, students can read the printed words silently wile listening to the recording of the tape. This will help improve reading skills.

  10. Smart Boards The teacher can use the smart boards to install software tools that would increase reading, spelling and writing e.g. Star fall. The teacher can download letter sounds, store them and replay for the dyslexic student. This will be important during a phonemic lesson.

  11. Interactive Activity Interviewer:So listeners, we have come to the end of our very informative session on dyslexia. I must admit that I am questioning whether I am dyslexic. I am certain some of you are too. So can anyone repeat two of the traits of a dyslexic individual and one tool we as educators can use to help such student? Interviewer: So distinguished panel, is there any way someone can find out whether they are dyslexic or not? Ms. O’Brien: Sure. You can take our dyslexic assessment right here, right now in any of the booths to the left of this stage; if you have to leave, the test is available on the following website : www.dyslexia.com/dyslexiatest.htm . This is the first step to the process after which you can consult with anyone from the dyslexic association in your area. Panel: “Remember listeners dyslexia is just a word NOT a sentence”…… “Thank you for your attention and participation and hope our presentation was informative”.

  12. References • Assistive Technologies for persons with Dyslexia. Retrieved from http://www.evengrounds.com/blog/assistive-technologies-for-persons-with-dyslexia • Benton, A. L. & D. Pearl. (1978) DYSLEXIA. New York: Oxford University Press. • Assistive Technology for Dyslexia – Wizcom Readingpen. Retrieved form http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/readingstrategies/gr/readingpen.htm • Net Educational Systems Ltd. http://www.nessylearningprogramme.co.uk/ • Renaissance Learning (2011). http://www.renlearn.com/default.aspx • Tablet Computer.org. (2011). http://tabletcomputer.org/apple-ipad/ipad-helps-special-children

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