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Helping students set realistic goals for themselves.
it is critical that school personnel, parents, and outside professionals working with the child with dyslexia communicate on an on-going basis to provide the support needed,
Accommodations Involving Materials
The teacher can help by underlining or highlighting the significant parts of the directions.
tear pages from workbooks and materials to present small assignments to students
a blank sheet of paper can be used to cover sections of the page n
a blank sheet of paper can be used to cover sections of the page
asking them to repeat the directions in their own words.
Teachers then must supplement the material with practice activities.
a glossary of content
A reading guide helps the reader understand the main ideas
Directions, stories, and specific lessons can be recorded. The student can replay the tape to clarify understanding of directions or concepts.
text to speech programs,
audio books,
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Accommodations Involving Interactive Instruction
Highlight essential information
break down the directions into subsets
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Accommodations Involving Student Performance
response mode can be changed to underlining, selecting from multiple choices, sorting, or marking.
respond on individual chalkboards/whiteboards
graphic organizers.
graphic organizers
lace students close to the teacher.
use of assignment books or calendars
Have students turn lined paper vertically for math. Lined paper can be turned vertically to help students keep numbers in appropriate columns while computing math problems.
peer-mediated learning. The teacher can pair peers of different ability levels to review their notes, study for a test, read aloud to each other, write stories, or conduct laboratory experiments. Also, a partner can read math problems for students with reading problems to solve.
Students can be allowed to complete projects instead of oral reports or vice versa.
Screenings should be used with all children in a school, beginning in kindergarten,
There are numerous types of screeners; one simple one we recommend is the Colorado Learning Disabilities Questionnaire – Reading Subscale (CLDQ-R) School Age Screener.
School Age Dyslexia Screener – CLDQ-R Please read each statement and decide how well it describes the child. Mark your answer by circling the appropriate number. Please do not leave any statement unmarked. Scoring Instructions: Add up the circled numbers and record that as the Total Score _______________ The following cutoffs apply: Total Score <16 = Minimal Risk Total Score 16-21 = Moderate Risk Total Score >21 = Significant Risk
Scoring Instructions:
Add up the circled numbers and record that as the Total Score _______________
The following cutoffs apply:
Total Score 21 = Significant Risk
*See Colorado Learning Disabilities Questionnaire for more descriptive results