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1. Dyslexia Basics
   Do you think your child or student might have dyslexia? “Dyslexia Basics,” a factsheet by International Dyslexia Association, tells you the definition, symptoms, causes and effects. Find out how to help.
2. Clues to Dyslexia in Early Childhood
   The earliest clues involve mostly spoken language. The very first clue to a language (and reading) problem may be delayed language. Once the child begins to speak, look for difficulties with rhyming, phonemic awareness, and the ability to read common one-syllable words.
3. Clues to Dyslexia from Second Grade On
   The specific signs of dyslexia, both weaknesses and strengths, vary widely. Problems with oral language, decoding, fluency, spelling, and handwriting are addressed, as well as strengths in higher order thinking skills.
4. Reading and the Brain
   Hosted by Henry Winkler, who has had his own struggles with reading, Reading and the Brain explores how brain scientists are working to solve the puzzle of why some children struggle to read and others don’t. Startling new research shows the answer may lie in how a child’s brain is wired from birth. This program is part of our PBS Launching Young Readers series about how children learn to read, why so many struggle, and what we can do to help.

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Experienced teacher Joan Brennan was concerned when she saw some of her students struggling with reading. Wanting to help them focus on the texts they were trying to read so that they would comprehend them better, she invented the Reading Focus Card.

The Reading Focus Card allows students with disabilities such as dyslexia or ADD/ADHD to easily read text by viewing it one line at a time. This way, they won’t be distracted or confused by endless lines of text. The card works to promote differentiated instruction by providing students with a different avenue to process and comprehend content and ideas.

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Here’s a fact you probably don’t know… one in 10 of us has some form of dyslexia.

“The condition stays with people for life. Some people can accommodate it to an extent, others find it more difficult.

“Like colour blindness, it is a condition that is hidden and sometimes not even recognised.”

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The American Dyslexia Association presents an advent calendar for you and your children. Every day a door will open and you can download a worksheet: pictures to trace, find the picture, sudoku, coloring pages, and so on, all about Christmas of course. The worksheets are plain and simple, so the children can concentrate on the task at hand.

Information for teachers and parents: These exercises are ideal for training attention and sensory perception, 2 important factors for reading, writing, calculating and learning in general.

Have fun!

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