Jennifer

=﻿ ﻿Dyslexia in the classroom //(with a focus on mathematics) ﻿ //= = Dyslexia in the math class. It is something I have been hearing alot of these days. I am in the process of getting ready to tutor a high school girl who has dyslexia and her mom says that she has struggled with math since day one. A colleague just recently informed me of his brother who has struggled with math too because of the same condition. How do I meet the needs of those that struggle in my math class that have dyslexia? I hope to find out! =

[|FACTS about Dyslexia] The information on this site comes from the //International Dyslexia Association// (2007) and they precisely answer the following questions:
 * 1) What is dyslexia?
 * 2) What causes dyslexia?
 * 3) How widespread is dyslexia?
 * 4) What are the effects of dyslexia?
 * 5) How is dyslexia diagnosed?
 * 6) What are the signs of dyslexia?
 * 7) How is dyslexia treated?
 * 8) What are the rights of the dyslexic person?

[|The effectiveness of teaching strategies for students] Sioned Exley is the SENCo at Guilsborough School, a comprehensive school with 1,300 students. She undertook the research reported in this paper while working towards her MA at De Montfort University. The study reported here looked at whether teaching to the preferred learning styles of students with dylexia can improve their performance and attainment. Sioned Exley worked with a sample of seven students, four boys and three girls, in Years 7 and 8 in her school. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, she indicates that five of the seven students made significant progress in both spelling and number work. All the students, in interviews, reported improved feelings about and attitudes towards their school work. While acknowledging that this is a small-scale study, Sioned Exley draws some positive conclusions.

[|Facilitating a Positive Sense of Self in Pupils with Dyslexia: the role of teachers and peers] This article focuses on the changes in the educational environment for children with dyslexia which could help them to develop a positive sense of self. Neil Humphrey discusses the importance of the role of teachers and peers in this respect and suggests some key teacher and peer behaviours facilitating positive self-esteem.

[|Do weak phonological representations impact on arithmetic development?] If you are have a student that you know have weak phonological skills related to dyslexia, this artical might be of interest to you. It more researched based on finding out if there is a relationship with these weak skills and arithmetic difficulties.

[] Educators are turning to e-reader devices to help students with dyslexia and other reading disabilities, but the jury is still out on the impact those digital tools are having on reading skills