Understanding Dyslexia
Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit- Supporting Learners and Families
Glasgow Dyslexia Support Service
Resources to support Dyslexia
Barrington Stoke Dyslexia Friendly books
www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html
Tips for Supporting Learning
* Use of highlighter pens with weekly words. The child writes out their spelling words and they highlight the part of a word they find tricky to remember. This helps them to remember those tricky parts within words.
* Beat the clock – How many times can you write the word ________ in a minute. Try to beat your score.
* Rainbow writing – Use different coloured pens to write each spelling word. You can choose a different colour for each spelling word.
* Water Bottles (outdoors squirt bottles to form words with the water on the ground)
* Using shaving foam to spell words on the ground or on a mirror.
* Use the condensation on windows or mirrors to practise weekly words.
* Chalk boards or chalk.
* Magnetic letters
* Snap – Type up weekly words twice and cut into cards. Play snap with a peer, parent or PSA. Turn all cards over and play matching game.
* www.spellingcity.com. – helps children to master weekly spelling words can be used in school and at home.
Common words:
* Common word wall on table – Common word wall can be stuck to table for them to refer to. (School can provide parents with common word walls.)
* Challenges such as choose three common words and create a sentence which includes them.
Hand/eye Coordination linked to maths or literacy:
Maths games such as getting the bean bag in the hoops (Could focus on whatever your are doing in class e.g. each bean bag is worth 7, so they count each one 7, 14, 21 etc or using counting in tens and before after etc.
Quick reaction games such as number tennis. Pretend to play tennis and hit a ball back and forward to each other. Pick a times table e.g. and play table tennis back and forward saying, 7,14,21 etc.
