Practical Solutions for Dyslexia

Topic: Practical Solutions for Dyslexia Order Description This is a coursework in a workbook format with the following headings with instruction subheadings: - Assessment Activity 1: - Understand current approaches to dyslexia 1.1 Summarise current thinking about dyslexia, illustrate your answer with reference to relevant research in this area. 1.2 Review and evaluate current approaches to dyslexia, identify at least 2 different approaches to dyslexia and evaluate their potential effectiveness based on your own experiences and knowledge of dyslexia. Assessment Activity 2: - Understand multi-sensory approaches to teaching & learning 2.1 Explain what is meant by a “multi-sensory” teaching approach and investigate the importance of a multi-sensory teaching approach in relation to working with individuals who are dyslexic. (Why is such an approach important for dyslexic individuals?) Assessment Activity 3: - Understand the importance of phonological skills 3.1 Investigate the importance of phonological skills in relation to the development of literacy, include references to relevant research to support your answer. 3.2 Assess the effects of inefficient phonological skills on both literacy learning and the broader curriculum. 3.3 Produce an activity to promote phonological skills (Please ensure that the activity is included and securely attached to workbook). 3.4 Explain what your activity is and how you would use it. Review and evaluate the effectiveness of this activity based on your experiences. Assessment Activity 4: - Understand spelling rules and patterns 4.1 Summarise the importance of using a range of spelling strategies 4.2 Produce an activity to help a dyslexic learner spell an irregular word (Please ensure that the activity is included and securely attached to workbook) 4.3 Explain what your activity is and how you would use it. Review and evaluate the effectiveness of this activity based on your experiences. 4.4 Investigate and explain the rule or convention in eight (8) spelling patterns: - 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 4.5 Focus on 1 rule or convention to aid a learner. Explain (in detail) how you would teach this rule to the learner. Assessment Activity 5: - Understand the principles of basic and higher reading skills 5.1 Summarise the principles of basic reading skills 5.2 Develop an activity/strategies to help a dyslexic learner with basic reading skills. (Please ensure that the activity is included and securely attached to workbook). 5.3 Explain what your activity is and how you would use it. Review and evaluate the effectiveness of this activity based on your experiences. 5.4 Summarise the principles of higher reading skills 5.5 Develop an activity/strategy to help a dyslexic learner with higher reading skills (Please ensure that the activity is included and securely attached to workbook). 5.6 Explain what your activity is and how you would use it. Review and evaluate the effectiveness of this activity based on your experiences. Assessment Activity 6: - Understand the difficulties that a dyslexic individual may experience with writing 6.1 Analyse the potential difficulties with writing that might be experienced by dyslexic learners. 6.2 Develop an activity/strategy to help a dyslexic learner with writing. (Please ensure that the activity is included and securely attached to workbook) 6.3 Explain what your activity is and how you would use it. Review and evaluate the effectiveness of this activity based on your experiences. Assessment Activity 7: - Understand the potential impact of dyslexia on behaviour, motivation and self-esteem 7.1 Investigate how dyslexia can affect behaviour motivation and self-esteem. 7.2 Evaluate strategies that can help with behaviour, motivation and self-esteem. 7.3 Assess and comment on your role in supporting dyslexic learners. END Recommended books: - (1). Word Aware - Teaching vocabulary across the day, across the curriculum - by S. Parsons & A. Branagan. (2). The Learning Game - by J. Smith (3). Oops! - Helping Children Learn Accidentally - by H. Roberts. (4). Writer's Wordstore - by M. Litten. (5). Remedial Spelling - by V. Brand. (6). Simple Syllable Analysis - by V. Hammond. (7). Just Phonics - by R. Miskin. (8). Teaching the Brain to Read - by D. Milne. (9). The Dyscalculia Assessment - by J. Emerson & P. Babtie. (10). Dyslexia - Assessing and Reporting - by A. Jones & K. Kindersley. (11). Dyslexia - A Parent Guide to Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and Other Learning Difficulties - by V. Muter & H. Likierman. (12). 100 Ideas for Supporting Pupils with Dyslexia - by G. Reid & S. Green. (13). How to Detect and Manage Dyslexia - by P. Ott. (14). Dyslexia in Secondary Schools - by J. Cogan & M. Flecker.