Dyslexia problem
If a student has this problem while in the career college setting; how do you identify such a problem? While the need a doctor dx the problem and is there medication for this disability?
Dr Meers,
Yes they are great tools and I used them over this past term and I had a student more motivated and she was able to comprehend the material better.
Steven `,
thank you for sharing your experience & I'm sure that while difficult it has helped you to understand where these students are coming from in their own struggles.
Dr. Ryan Meers
My father and son as well as I struggle with dyslexia. The way we have handled reading as well as comprehension is really quite the same. We memorized words by sight and not pronouncing them by sounding them out. This allowed us to appear to be fluent readers however when we saw a word for the first time the letters always seemed too jumbled to try to sound out. The biggest problem with comprehension is I notice that I will be half way through a paragraph and the words I previously read I do not remember. Going back and rereading the material is the only option I have found to work.
ann,
and although this was stressful, you now have a greater understanding on helping these students.
Dr. Ryan Meers
My oldest son was diagnosed with dylexia and ADHA in 3rd grade. Unfortunately, our school required that he be 2 grade levels behind before they would test.
He received remediation from 3rd grade until he entered high school. He is now a business major, senior year and maintains a 3.8 or higher GPA.
It can be done, and I take many of the skills I learned as a mom with him to help my students with learning problems.
Suzanne,
yes, for many of our students that gift of extra time is plenty to help them be successful.
Dr. Ryan Meers
I am in total agreement here. By the time I teach the young adult, he/she has learned how to cope with dyslexia and tries extra hard on their own. The best thing to do for these students is give them (extra) time to do their work in class.
I haven't experienced a dyslexic student yet.
I agree a student with dyslexia actually pushes hard on their own to prove that they can complish the goal they have set for themselves. As an educator, its important to accomodate the learning environment of this student but not deviate from the curriculum.
Michael,
yes these all can be great tools; I had a professor who referred to these as "magic pages."
Dr. Ryan Meers
Textbooks have a a lot of diagrams and figures that relate to the written word. Having students focus on these figures can help them while they are reading the material. Many tables are put in textbooks to help condense material into smaller "chunks" so that students are not overwelmed by long sentences and paragraphs.
joseph,
you are absolutely correct, those with dyslexia can learn many strategies that will help them become very successful.
Dr. Ryan Meers
MICHELLE,
no there is no medication for dyslexia, this is a learning disability. If the resources are available the best thing to do would be to refer the student to a professional.
Dr. Ryan Meers
Students function quite well with dyslexia if they receive the plroper accommodations and learn how to compensate for their disability. We have had faculty members with dyslexia.
