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Tips From Hannah: College Junior with a 4.0 [Premium]

Tips From Hannah: College Junior with a 4.0 [Premium]

by | Apr 8, 2021 | , , , , , , , ,

KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS – SELF-ADVOCATE – Early in group work, let your fellow students know that you’re dyslexic. Say, “I’m dyslexic, so I can’t read or write well, but I’m creative and can come up with ideas.” – Don’t be afraid of asking students to read things for you. You can help more if people read things aloud to you. – Research on RateMyProfessor ahead of time to find teachers that will work with you re: dyslexia. Are there any warning signs? I like choosing professors who like a lot of class participation. ASK FOR SUBSITUTIONS IF YOU NEED THEM When snow days upset the schedule at school, Hannah had to face learning material and putting together an assignment over Thanksgiving break without the help […]

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Talking Through Math [Premium]

Talking Through Math [Premium]

by | Apr 3, 2021 | , , , , , , , , , ,

As the pandemic continues, more and more parents and tutors may find themselves supervising students’ math. For dyslexic students, the talking process can be especially valuable, but it may be difficult. If you are a parent or tutor helping explain a lesson or homework, it’s good to help your student talk through the steps of math; this may be especially difficult for some students. If a student has trouble finding words or has a limited working memory, talking through math may be difficult for a while until either or both of these functions develop. Such students may especially benefit when YOU talk through math, slowly and precisely. There are also ways to make the talking process easier – like having a list of math vocabulary […]

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Reading and Mathematics [Premium]

Reading and Mathematics [Premium]

by | Mar 26, 2021 | , , , , , , , , ,

“Mathematics texts are more conceptually dense than almost any other type of text…Additionally, reading mathematics often differs from other types of reading because in addition to reading left to right and top to bottom, students must jump around the page to associate text with tables, graphs, symbols, and vice-versa…” The subject of reading in math class often receives very little attention in explicit instruction, because most math teachers receive little training in the specific needs of dyslexic students; in some cases, neglect of these needs may the primary reason that students underperform in this important school subject. Math teachers get little or no instruction in teaching students with dyslexia, although dyslexic students are likely to comprise 1 in 5 of their students. “…many mathematics textbooks […]

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Prepared for College: What High Schooler Students Should Know [Premium]

Prepared for College: What High Schooler Students Should Know [Premium]

by | Mar 26, 2021 | , , , ,

There are many changes impacting high school students because of the pandemic, but it’s never too early to look ahead and prepare for your higher education journey. Many colleges are back in session, but numerous students are also opting to take gap years. For the most part, colleges and universities are waiving their requirements for college entrance exams, so look for new opportunities if test scores or other factors have previously help your student back. I recently had the chance to chat about college prep, the college search, and college success tips with Elizabeth Hamblet, author of From High School to College: Steps to Success for Students with Disabilities. Listen to my interview with Elizabeth here.   Here are some pearls from our discussion: – […]

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STEM: Talent Development for Dyslexic Students [Premium]

STEM: Talent Development for Dyslexic Students [Premium]

by | Mar 4, 2021 | , , , , , , , ,

Just from the strengths perspective, we might expect that many dyslexic students would excel in science and technology. STEM jobs often require strengths in real world problem solving that depend on powers of observation, analytical ability, pattern recognition, and synthesis, or putting different pieces of information together. The problem is, dyslexic students may get few opportunities to observe and dabble in “real science”, unless they go out looking for it. Recently, I had a chance to catch up with Dr. Doresa Jennings, an amazing homeschooling mom who we all can learn from in terms of how she designed educational plans that build on students strengths. Even if your kids aren’t yet strong in science or technology, Doresa’s advice is worth listening to. Here are three […]

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Crisis Schooling: The Dyslexia Edition [Premium]

Crisis Schooling: The Dyslexia Edition [Premium]

by | Nov 4, 2020 | , , , ,

This older article was written during the pandemic.  We’ve kept it up here in case it still has helpful information. Are you going to be homeschooling or perhaps willing to give traditional school a try under the new rules? Teacher mom blogger Heather Ann said this: “You are NOT homeschooling. You are CRISIS schooling. There is a huge difference. You may choose to homeschool after this, but this is not what homeschooling looks like, not even remotely.” I completely agree. If you are schooling, no matter what form, you are crisis schooling and not homeschooling or traditional schooling. Even with all of the protections in place, something is likely to go wrong, whether its activities that can’t be done, or unexpected quarantines because of someone […]

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The Writing Process From a University Tutor [Premium]

The Writing Process From a University Tutor [Premium]

by | Sep 7, 2020 | , , , , , ,

I recently came across a helpful account from a university-based tutor who worked with a fellow college student at Reed. There are many points that are helpful to consider if you are working with a student in the area of writing. For some, writing is the most frustrating task they are likely to encounter in school. It is often the gateway to higher education and most common way their knowledge and ideas are assessed as they progress through education. The full article is HERE. She begins with a disclaimer, recognizing that she is “no expert,” but I think she is an expert of sorts, having worked through many difficult challenges with her student and helping him to reach a higher level of proficiency. “As my […]

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Project-Based Learning for Dyslexic Students [Premium]

Project-Based Learning for Dyslexic Students [Premium]

by | May 4, 2020 | , , , , ,

Related to the issue of digital portfolios is project-based learning. On the opposite page, there are quick reviews between learning through projects and true project-based learning or PBL. With PBL, the students assume a central role in the direction of the project and the end goal is to publish the project to the real world and not fill in checklists and answer to questions designed by a teacher. As it turns out, project-based learning is often a great fit for developing dyslexic MIND strengths (Material Reasoning, Interconnected Reasoning, Narrative Reasoning, Dynamic Reasoning) and as Kyle mentioned is a good fit for deep big picture thinkers who have the potential to ask good questions and see problems from multiple perspectives. Project-based learning also puts the focus […]

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Sneaky Ways to Help with the Dyslexia-Related Long Word Challenges [Premium]

Sneaky Ways to Help with the Dyslexia-Related Long Word Challenges [Premium]

by | Apr 23, 2020 | , , , , ,

It’s not your imagination – it’s much harder for most children and adults with dyslexia to learn long words – and it has nothing to do with intelligence. The sneaky reason is that for most dyslexic people, learning a random sequence of sounds puts more demands on those phonological processing pathways in the brain that once made it hard to learn to read. It’s good to be aware of this difficulty and also know that it has no relationship to things like creative insight or problem solving ability, which might be sky high. It does mean that for certain subjects – like science vocabulary, geography place names, long people and place names in literature, and foreign languages, extra care and time may be necessary to […]

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Surviving College: Gifted Dyslexic Students Share Tips [Premium]

Surviving College: Gifted Dyslexic Students Share Tips [Premium]

by | Apr 21, 2020 | , , , , , ,

When we had a clinic, some of the best study strategy advice came through talking to our gifted students…especially as we saw them over the course of years. Recently, I noticed a research paper by Reis et al. in Gifted Child Quarterly that had a number of great student insights that I thought would be fun to share. The first surprise I had reading the paper was to learn how many students had wished they had been formally taught study skills. Some were downright critical of the work they had done in LD pullouts in high school. “I will complain to this day about high school and how they don’t teach study skills…This is the first time in my freshman year that I had to […]

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Falling in Love with Film: Steven Spielberg [Premium]

Falling in Love with Film: Steven Spielberg [Premium]

by | Apr 3, 2020 | , , , ,

https://youtu.be/KB8D29S3wMc “Most of my life has been spent in the dark watching movies. Movies have been the literature of my life. The literature of Irving Thalberg’s generation was books and plays. They read the great words of great minds. And I think in our romance with technology and our excitement at exploring all the possibilities of film and video, we’ve partially lost something that we now have to reclaim. I think it’s time to renew our romance with the word… only a generation of readers will spawn a generation of writers.” It may surprise some readers to learn that so many dyslexic people fall in love with words and stories, but it’s much more common than people think -all this despite the ways that words […]

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Community Q & A: What Program We Can Use for Weak Vocabulary [Premium]

Community Q & A: What Program We Can Use for Weak Vocabulary [Premium]

by | Mar 27, 2020 | , , , ,

Q: My 15 year old daughter was recently found to be severely dyslexic. Her public high school has set her to enroll her in an online high school because her local school can’t meet her needs. We’ve been told that her vocabulary is weak. What program would you recommend? A. The answer to your question may depend on what structured literacy program she begins and what ways she learns best. Most structured literacy programs have a vocabulary component which is interwoven with phonemic awareness instruction in the forms of multisensory practice and books based on vocabulary and letter / letter-blend instruction that they’ve received. Because non-dyslexic students acquire words as they read, over time if she doesn’t listen to audiobooks regularly, her gap in word […]

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