the 12 golden rules for assisting children with dyslexia
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Some very valuable tips and ideas from one mom to other moms whose children struggle with reading and spelling.TRANSCRIPT
A MOM’S 12 GOLDEN RULES
To help her child and other children who struggle with reading
1) TALK YOURSELF UP Do oral presentations whenever
you can. Go to public speaking classes. Use amazing visual aids to ‘wow’
your audience. Take part during class
discussions. Show what you know.
2) ONLY NEAT WORK Put yourself in your teacher’s shoes.
Use lots of colour to highlight.
Make your headings clear. Rule off neatly.
3) SPELL A FEW WELL Only learn 5 instead of the whole list.
Learn 5 new words a week. Stick them up where you can see them.
Practice, practice, practice!
4) LEARNING Whatever you learn, do it actively and colourfully.
Teach someone else (even if it’s the dog or cat).
Use drama, rhymes, colour, whatever works for you.
5) USE THE SPELLING MAT Lower case letters only. Position of letters same as keyboard.
Jump on the letters as you spell the word.
It is physical, visual and auditory.
Using both sides of the brain to spell.
THE SPELLING MAT
6) WRITING Write as much as you know. Don’t worry about spelling. Be as neat as you can.
7) ILLUSTRATIONS Draw what you know. If you can’t explain with words, draw it.
Use clear labels.
8) ONE LOOK - WRITE Copying off the board…look at the word, say the letters aloud, repeat to yourself, write the whole word.
Not letter by letter
9) THE DICTIONARY RULE Use one often. Use the definitions in your answers or in your story.
Make sure you know how to find words.
10) LEARN THE TOP 200 Must learn the top 200 dolch words.
Make flashcards, put them up. Learn 5 a week. Practice writing them down, spell them aloud.
Use whiteboard markers to write them on mirror or windows.
Complete Dolch Word List Sorted Alphabetically
a about af ter again
all always
am an and any are
around as ask at ate
away be
because been
before best
better big
black blue both bring brown but buy by
call came can
carry clean cold come could cut did do
does done don't down draw drink eat
eight every every f all f ar f ast find fi rst five fly for
f ound four f rom
full f unny gave get give go
goes going good got
green grow had has have he
help her here him his hold hot how hurt
I if in
into is it its
jump just keep kind know laugh let
light like
little live long look made make many may me
much must my
myself never new no not now of off old on
once one only open or our out over own pick play
please pretty
pull put ran read red ride right round run said saw say see
seven shall she
show sing
sit six
sleep small
so some soon start stop take tell ten
thank that the
their them then there these they think this
those three
to today
together too try two
under up
upon us us
walk want warm was wash we well went were what when where which white who why will wish with work would write yellow yes you your
11) READ OUT ALOUD Read to anyone who will listen.
Read aloud every day. Make reading part of your daily routine.
Read books on your level (independent level)
12) BE READ TO Choose books YOU like and ask someone to read to you every day.
Don’t avoid books because you struggle to read.
Books are meant to be enjoyed.