Understanding the learning disabilities in our students will go a long way in helping them, as well as helping us in helping them. Having poor or no understanding about learning disabilities will certainly enable teachers to contribute to negative outcomes in our students' lives.
There is NO advantage in being ignorant.
Remember, your contribution to early detection will help your students MORE than the contribution of the specialist providing late intervention.
Late intervention will cost more. More monetarily, and more emotionally.
So, what exactly is dyslexia?
And you can motivate your student with dyslexia by showing them the following videos:
No one hopes to strike 4D when 'D' is for Disabilities.
In subsequent posts, I will be discussing Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia and Dyspraxia.
This post is dedicated to SH, AT, ES, MI and M. They are my brave students with the gift of dyslexia. It is my hope that they will learn to cope and excel in their lives!
Monday, August 17, 2009
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