Teaching Children with Dyslexia

Teaching Children with Dyslexia
Author: Philomena Ott
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2007-05-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134345909

Teaching Children with Dyslexia is essential reading for any teacher, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator or teaching assistant who wants an insider's account of what dealing successfully with dyslexia entails. Written by one of the most well-regarded practitioners in the field with over twenty-five years' experience, this book is packed full with photocopiable exercises, activities and recommendations for resources, tests, teaching methods, advice and suggestions for strategies and techniques that are instantly transferable to classroom environments. This essential teaching companion includes chapters on: how to spot dyslexia screening and assessment tests why it does not have to be hell to learn to spell strategies for success for reluctant writers meeting the challenge of dyslexia in adolescence. Written specifically to bolster teachers' confidence and empower them with the key to unlocking literacy problems in their most challenging pupils, this resource book should be on the shelf of every staff room.

Learn to Read for Kids with Dyslexia: 101 Games and Activities to Teach Your Child to Read

Learn to Read for Kids with Dyslexia: 101 Games and Activities to Teach Your Child to Read
Author: Hannah Braun
Publisher: Zephyros Press
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2018-10-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781641521048

Learn to Read for Kids with Dyslexia is the definitive activity workbook to improve phonemic awareness, dysgraphia, and auditory processing disorder (APD) for kids ages 7-12. For kids with an official dyslexia diagnosis, or kids struggling with dyslexia related symptoms, learning to read can be challenging. Using a targeted approach to skill development, Learn to Read for Kids with Dyslexia applies the latest research-based learning methods to games and activities that strengthen auditory discrimination skills, support letter formation in writing, and most importantly--make reading fun. Specifically designed for kids ages 7-12, these engaging activities offer children daily opportunities to practice and hone their reading skills, instead of more homework for your child or student. With icons that designate skill building in phonemic awareness, dysgraphia, and APD for each activity, this workbook allows parents and teachers to focus on strengthening specific areas that will help kids become lifelong readers. From rhyme triangles to letter tracing mazes, Learn to Read for Kids with Dyslexia offers an entertaining and effective approach to reading with: 101 illustrated games and activities that include word association, picture association, matching, coloring, listening, writing with sounds, and races 6 research-based learning methods such as phonological awareness training, phonemic awareness training, multisensory instruction, overlearning, explicit phonics instruction, and more! A flexible program that can be used one-on-one or in a small group Learn to Read for Kids with Dyslexia makes reading enjoyable and rewarding with fun-filled games and activities that teach children how to read fluently and confidently.

Word Searches For Dummies

Word Searches For Dummies
Author: Denise Sutherland
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2009-05-11
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0470453664

A travel-friendly puzzle-packed book that keeps the brain in shape One of the best ways to exercise the mind is through word and logic games like word searches and Sudoku. Studies have shown that doing word searches frequently can help prevent diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia. Word Searches For Dummies is a great way to strengthen the mind and keep the brain active plus, it's just plain fun! This unique guide features several different types of word searches that take readers beyond simply circling the answer: secret shape word searches, story word searches, listless word searches, winding words, quiz word searches, and more. It provides a large number of puzzles at different levels that will both test and exercise the mind while keeping the reader entertained for hours.

Spelling, Handwriting and Dyslexia

Spelling, Handwriting and Dyslexia
Author: Diane Montgomery
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2006-11-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134131291

This ground-breaking book argues that spelling and writing need to be given more consideration in teaching and remedial settings. It helps teachers and student teachers to understand the valuable contribution spelling and handwriting makes to literacy development.

Fox Hunt

Fox Hunt
Author: Cigdem Knebel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2018-03-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9780998454337

The Kents are on a camping trip at Camp Split Rock. They plan to spend all their time fishing, grilling and relaxing. But a friendly fox named Pip turns their plans upside down. Together they uncover the biggest pet scam ever!

The Map Challenge

The Map Challenge
Author: Tracy Packiam Alloway
Publisher: QED Publishing
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1786035766

When Sammy's group loses their map on a camping trip, can he use his SEN Superpowers to save the day and lead them safely back to the campsite? SEN Superpowers: The Map Challenge explores the topic of dyslexia with an empowering story and adorable illustrations. The SEN Superpowers series celebrates the positive traits associated with a range of common SEN (Special Education Needs) conditions, boosting the confidence and strength-awareness of children with those conditions, while also allowing for better understanding and positivity among their peers. Each book includes a page of discussion points about the story, a page of tips for how to boost abilities (inclusive for children with and without special educational needs), and, finally, a further page of notes for parents and teachers. The books feature a dyslexic-friendly font to encourage accessibility and inclusivity for all readers.

Morph Mastery: A Morphological Intervention for Reading, Spelling and Vocabulary

Morph Mastery: A Morphological Intervention for Reading, Spelling and Vocabulary
Author: Louise Selby
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2021-07-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000400549

Morph Mastery is an accessible, practical guide designed to support learners with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) who are struggling with spelling, reading and vocabulary. It is an effective, research-based and fun solution for when phonics-based teaching has run its course. Understanding the morphological regularities in English helps to support both spelling and reading comprehension, yet there are few practical interventions that take a morphological approach. Morph Mastery combines this exciting new approach with tried-and-tested teaching methods that work. The activities in this book follow three engaging ninja-like characters, Prefa, Root and Sufa, who represent the three core components of morphology (prefixes, root words and suffixes) and use their sceptres to craft words. Key features include: • Exciting and engaging activities and games, designed to be used by individuals or small groups • Detailed, curriculum-linked assessments, enabling specific target setting • Photocopiable and downloadable activity sheets and resources Written in a user-friendly tone, for teaching assistants, teachers and other professionals with little or no specialist knowledge, this book is a must for any school with struggling readers and writers aged 9–13.