I am a recruiter for a volunteer literacy program and we have started working with an adult student who we believe is dyslexic. Being a volunteer organization we don’t have the funds to test this person. Is there anything we can do to give us an idea if dyslexia is what we are dealing with? And if dyslexia is the problem, what approach can we take to help this student who is reading at a second grade level? Do you suggest any web sites for resources and materials?
Thanks,
Pam
Re: Dyslexia
You might get the book Reading Reflex which is designed for parents to teach their kids to read. It is available at bookstores. It has some tests in it which help pinpoint where problems are. I have used this approach to teach my dyslexic son to read.
Beth
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ok how is this in sixth grade I had a 2end gr spelling 3ed grade reading ,now haw is this one my comprehenshon was colleg level as well as may vocab and a higher than avreg IQ .Thats just a little tast, what helped me the most was to cut a window in a not card. this made me slow down read each word insted of having every thing on the pag become over wealming.My spelling is sucks or I should say bad ,and reading well it is much much better.I dont know if that will help your studdy but it might help the guy
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I would definitely try “Reading Reflex”. All you need is the book (widely available in bookstores), a small whiteboard and some markers. This approach works with most dyslexics.
Also, check out the materials at http://www.avko.org, and the DyslexiaSupport list at http://www.groups.yahoo.com.
Just about any adult who reads on a 2nd grade level can be defined as dyslexic.
Nancy
All I can suggest is practice practice practice.
I know a simple test for “dyslexia”
Have the guy look at a spinning ceiling fan on slow speed or on a dimmer switch.
If you can see individual blades moving and he sees blurry or mostly blurry blade then he has dyslexia. Dyslexia unfortunately has become a catch all term for many brain malfunctions. As far as I am concerned it means great difficulty processing visual information in the form of reading. Alot of Doctors/no nothings like to surround it with hocus pocus but if the guy is trying really hard to read and he is having great difficulty most likely he has dyslexia. Regardless of what wrong lable someone not smart enough to be an auto mechanic is going to assign him, just call it what it is, difficulty learning to read.