Hi, anyone out there got some knowledge of dyslexia/dsypraxia plz...?

Question

am a T.A., and from sept will be workin with a 9yr old child with the above, just after lil help as it appears child has bad home life and a constantly ill parent, gather no mum about, little outside help etc and wondered how I can best support the child socially and educationally in school etc, and help with the problems that may arise from dyslexia/dsypraxia etc, as child known for being challenging... any advice/ ideas welcome

Answer 1

Hiya, I know a reasonable amount about dyslexia and dyspraxia. The school you'll work with will probably have their own set of resources and if need be a key worker for the child due to their background. I would suggest picking up a couple of books from the library as these can be really helpful, otherwise, I work for a publishing company who specialise in education resources and we have a fantastic book for children with dyslexic problems.

http://www.speechmark.net/pages/store/pr...

Maybe you suggest to the school that they buy in some education products as this could also benefit others in the classroom. Hope this helps, Natalia

Answer 2

Try www.rfbd.org --Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic -- they'll have textbooks on audio recordings.  If you can't get those books, try any recordings of a book and have the child read along, or you read as the child reads along with you.  It's called multi-modal learning, and it helps if someone else puts together the sentences as they read along.