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Sean L
I live in rural Oklahoma. The elementary, middle, and high school are all on the same campus. Of everyone I have met, no one really cares about their education. And the teachers that care about teaching are afraid to bend the rules, they are afraid to demand the things they should have for their class. Besides 4H, there are no clubs. The school barely has any funding. The students are not allowed to have their laptop at school. The kids have no idea what it is like to actually want to come to school.
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That is so sad. I think it's wonderful that you care enough to want to do something about it. Maybe you could start a club and ask a teacher that you think really cares about education to be the adviser. The club could focus on anything you think is important, even community improvement projects. You could call it something like Student committee for Community Action or Kids Who Care. Just get a few kids together and talk about some projects that need action. Could be painting equipment at the school, volunteering time at a local nursing home, or tutoring younger students. If you really put all your effort into it, it might bring about a change of attitude. Your adviser could request local newspaper coverage for your project, or local television news coverage. Really go after your project, and as soon as you can, start on a second project. Have your friends spread the word about the projects and invite others to join in, even if they only pitch in on the projects they like.
I think you are a very special young person to be so concerned about this issue. Please talk to a teacher you think will listen and help and try to take some action. I wish you the very best of luck.
That is so sad. I think it's wonderful that you care enough to want to do something about it. Maybe you could start a club and ask a teacher that you think really cares about education to be the adviser. The club could focus on anything you think is important, even community improvement projects. You could call it something like Student committee for Community Action or Kids Who Care. Just get a few kids together and talk about some projects that need action. Could be painting equipment at the school, volunteering time at a local nursing home, or tutoring younger students. If you really put all your effort into it, it might bring about a change of attitude. Your adviser could request local newspaper coverage for your project, or local television news coverage. Really go after your project, and as soon as you can, start on a second project. Have your friends spread the word about the projects and invite others to join in, even if they only pitch in on the projects they like.
I think you are a very special young person to be so concerned about this issue. Please talk to a teacher you think will listen and help and try to take some action. I wish you the very best of luck.
How to teach a dyslexic child to read?
Yazzy
I've worked with preschool aged children and taught them how to read but I've never done anything like this. I'm in my second year towards my elementary education degree and my aunts neighbor heard this and she wants me to help tutor her dyslexic 8 year old. What are some things I can do to help him. Are there an websites I can use? I can take my laptop when I go if any of you know of any interactive websites. They told me they were trying to use pictures and I'm not sure what level he's at.
Also any tips for working with dyslexia? I really want to be able to efficiently help this child.
Answer
I firmly believe the key factor helping someone with dyslexia is to understand exactly how the dyslexia affects them, and are they a visual, auditory or Kinesthetic (hands on) learner, by knowing these the correct strategies can be put into help the person with a LD.
However encouraging children to read when they have a learning disorder is not easy.
Reading should be fun, so try to find books that interest him, and fairly easy to read. I found using Dr. Seuss books or other nonsensical or rhyming books which are fun and easy to read, especially for the beginner reader or anyone who had a LD, try to buy/use books that have large or bold print.
Encourage him to read aloud, so you can ensure he is pronouncing the words correctly, and if he gets stuck on a unfamiliar word, let him try saying the word a few times before telling him what the word is, you may need to explain what the word means if its an unfamiliar word, and get him to repeat the word a few times.
Allow him to use his finger or a ruler as a guide, to follow the sentence, and let him read at his pace. Many dyslexics will miss read words or sentences so using finger/ruler can help prevent this.
For reading comprehension, ask this boy to write or tell you what he liked or disliked about the book, who is the main character, what is the story about, is it fiction or non fiction (you will have to talk about what these mean), when or where was this book set. You can extend this to movies, t.v shows etc, all which helps with comprehension.
When he is reading be sure there is no distractions, and do make sure no one else is around, because this can cause anxiety & distress, he needs to build up his self confidence to read.
Reward him for trying to read, and double the reward for completing a book.
Remember it WILL take time to see some improvement, so lots of praise & encouragement helps to build self confidence, and slow & steady to win the race.
I have included a few links, I love the enchanted learning website, which has a number of tried & proven activities which you might find helpful, along with a few other really good websites that I use.
Both my daughter and I are dyslexic, we also have ADHD & Irlens. I taught my daughter to read with the above method, and her reading ability is far better than mine. I did not learn to read until I was 14, which is pretty demoralizing but learning I had a LD meant that I was not dumb, stupid or retarded as one teacher wrote on my school report. So I returned to college to gain a number of qualifications, and I now support a lot of students with LDs, including dyslexia.
I firmly believe the key factor helping someone with dyslexia is to understand exactly how the dyslexia affects them, and are they a visual, auditory or Kinesthetic (hands on) learner, by knowing these the correct strategies can be put into help the person with a LD.
However encouraging children to read when they have a learning disorder is not easy.
Reading should be fun, so try to find books that interest him, and fairly easy to read. I found using Dr. Seuss books or other nonsensical or rhyming books which are fun and easy to read, especially for the beginner reader or anyone who had a LD, try to buy/use books that have large or bold print.
Encourage him to read aloud, so you can ensure he is pronouncing the words correctly, and if he gets stuck on a unfamiliar word, let him try saying the word a few times before telling him what the word is, you may need to explain what the word means if its an unfamiliar word, and get him to repeat the word a few times.
Allow him to use his finger or a ruler as a guide, to follow the sentence, and let him read at his pace. Many dyslexics will miss read words or sentences so using finger/ruler can help prevent this.
For reading comprehension, ask this boy to write or tell you what he liked or disliked about the book, who is the main character, what is the story about, is it fiction or non fiction (you will have to talk about what these mean), when or where was this book set. You can extend this to movies, t.v shows etc, all which helps with comprehension.
When he is reading be sure there is no distractions, and do make sure no one else is around, because this can cause anxiety & distress, he needs to build up his self confidence to read.
Reward him for trying to read, and double the reward for completing a book.
Remember it WILL take time to see some improvement, so lots of praise & encouragement helps to build self confidence, and slow & steady to win the race.
I have included a few links, I love the enchanted learning website, which has a number of tried & proven activities which you might find helpful, along with a few other really good websites that I use.
Both my daughter and I are dyslexic, we also have ADHD & Irlens. I taught my daughter to read with the above method, and her reading ability is far better than mine. I did not learn to read until I was 14, which is pretty demoralizing but learning I had a LD meant that I was not dumb, stupid or retarded as one teacher wrote on my school report. So I returned to college to gain a number of qualifications, and I now support a lot of students with LDs, including dyslexia.
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