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Preventing Reading FailuresReported by: Angelique Araez
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Reading
cognitive process of decoding symbols to
derive meaning from text
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A student teacher asks: Can you send mesome research articles
about how
children learn to read in school with
support? Sue Whitney replies: "Children do not
learn to read with support. They learn toread with direct
instruction. Reading is a
learned skill. For many children, reading isnot a skill that
develops naturally as theymature."
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Preventing Reading
Difficulties examines reading problems and
introduces concepts used by experts in
the field. In a clear and readable
narrative, you learn about wordidentification, comprehension,
and
normal reading development.
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How to Prevent Reading
failures? 1. Understand spoken language and reading before
attempting to understand reading failure or dyslexia
2. Know what dyslexia is and is not
3. Beginning in infancy and every year thereafter, make
sure that child's hearing and vision are within normal
ranges
4. Before beginning school, be aware of some of the
signs that may indicate that your child is at risk of
having difficulty with reading
5. Be aware of your child's expected progress in literacy
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How to Prevent Reading
failures? 6. Be aware of the difference between "screening
assessments", progress monitoring" and "diagnostic
assessments
7. Know how dyslexia is diagnosed
8. Work out a plan once you have the results
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Tips
Dyslexia is not a visual disorder. Colored lenses oroverlays,
vision training (special glasses or exercises)
and movement therapy will not help.
Some of the features of dyslexia can make the mastery
of early math difficult, such as the rapid, accurate recallof
math facts.
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Academic disorder
Dyscalculia
Dysgraphia
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Dyscalculia
is a term referring to a wide range of life-long learning
disabilitiesinvolving math. There is no single form of math
disability, and
difficulties vary from person to person and affect people
differently
in school and throughout life.
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Dysgraphia
Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing
abilities. Itcan manifest itself as difficulties with spelling,
poor handwriting
and trouble putting thoughts on paper. Because writing requires
a
complex set of motor and information processing skills, saying
a
student has dysgraphia is not sufficient. A student with
disorders in
written expression will benefit from specific accommodations
inthe learning environment, as well as additional practice
learning
the skills required to be an accomplished writer
