SEEING DYSLEXIA DIFFERENTLY Dyslexic children may find it difficult to match letters and sounds and to remember how to spell words. They might have trouble telling left from right. Remembering lots of instructions can be especially hard. It can also affect how they feel about themselves. When they struggle with a task that other children find easy, they may feel frustrated, angry or sad. However thinking differently can be a really good thing. They may be very good at seeing patterns and solving problems, telling stories, taking things apart, understanding how they work and figuring out and how to put them together again.
SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR EYES. UNDERSTAND IT THROUGH THEIR BRAINS. The left hemisphere of the brain is in charge of language and reading, while the right handles spatial activities. Those with dyslexia rely more on the right hemisphere and frontal lobe than those without it. This means when they read a word it takes a longer trip through their brain and can get delayed in the frontal lobe. Because of this they read with more difficulty. But those with dyslexia can physically change their brain and improve their reading, with an intensive multi-sensory intervention that breaks the language down and teaches the reader to decode based on syllable types and spelling rules. Over time they begin using the left brain more efficiently when reading, and their reading improves.
MINDPLAY VIRTUAL READING COACH. Educators and parents of children with dyslexia need an accurate understanding of dyslexia and its impact on reading, spelling, and written language skills. MindPlay programs were developed by experts in language, literacy, and assessment. Students experience a virtual one-on-one session with a reading specialist each time they log in. When the program is used for a minimum of 30-minutes a day, five days a week, improvement in basic reading skills is seen in the first month. Read a summary of some recent research on MindPlay.
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