Dyslexia
A disorder that causes a person to have a Hard time reading and writing
What is Dyslexia?
1.Visual processing is how the brain perceives and processes information that is seen through the eyes.
2.Children who struggle with visual processing issues have trouble interpreting information with their eyes, but don’t have impaired vision.
What is Visual Perceptual Deficit ?
True or false： dysgraphia means that the students could not write fluently？
What is True?
dysgraphia means that people who have problems in executive function for self-regulation the composing process (fluency and quality.)
A learning disability that causes difficulty with mathematics
What is Dyscalculia?
Problems with the processes of recognizing and interpreting information taken in through the senses.
What is processing deficits?
Symptoms of Dyslexia
What is
1. Poor eye-hand coordination
2. Reverse numbers and letters without realizing
3. Confuse left and right
4. Difficulty reading and remembering rhymes
Symptoms of Visual perception
What is
Reversals: b for d, p for q or inversions: u for n, w for m
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Complains eyes hurt and itch, rubs eyes, complains print blurs while reading
Turning head when reading across page or holds paper at odd angles
Closing one eye while working, may yawn while reading
Cannot copy accurately
Losing place frequently
Not recognizing an object/word if only part of it is shown
Holding pencil too tightly; often breaks pencil point/crayons
Struggling to cut or paste
Misaligning letters; may have messy papers, which can include letters colliding, irregular spacing, letters not on line
True or false: Children with dysgraphia might say words aloud as they’re writing them.
What is true?
It’s not uncommon for children with dysgraphia to engage in this kind of “self-talk.” In fact, it can be a helpful behavior for them. Saying words aloud as they’re being written can provide verbal feedback that helps kids with dysgraphia pay attention to details during the writing process.
Can you treat Dyscalculia with medication?
What is no?
Problems that a child has with APD
What is
Auditory figure-ground problems
Auditory memory problems
Auditory discrimination problems
Auditory attention problems
Auditory cohesion problems
This type of disabilities can be cured
What is no?
There's no cure for dyslexia, it's a lifelong problem.
Ture/False: Visual sequencing issues is kids with these issues have difficulty using feedback from the eyes to coordinate the movement of other parts of the body.
What is false?
Kids with these issues have difficulty telling the order of symbols, words or images.
True or false: Kids with dysgraphia may struggle to read maps.
What is true?
Along with causing trouble with writing, dysgraphia can make it difficult for kids to understand visual information. They might have difficulty judging distances, seeing patterns of lines and symbols, and making sense of colors and abbreviations used to symbolize landmarks.
An emotional based reaction to mathematics that causes individuals to experience high levels of anxiety when faced with math tests or math problems
What is Math Anxiety?
2 major types of processing deficits
What are Auditory and Visual?
Ways to support Dyslexia students?
What is
1. Extra time to complete tasks
2. Help with taking note
3. Muti-sensory instruction in decoding words
4. Review frequently
5. Small group instructions
6. Typing instead writing
Type of issue that kids with these issues have difficulty telling where objects are in space.
What is visual-spatial issues?
True or false: Children with dysgraphia may write long, rambling sentences.
What is true?
Although the act of writing is difficult for children with dysgraphia, it also causes problems organizing language. This can translate into run-on or incomplete sentences or telling stories out of sequence.
This type of dyscalculia is characterized by a difficulty naming and understanding the mathematical concepts presented verbally.
What is Verbal Dyscalculia?
Improvements for children with APD
What is
Frequency modulation
Talking to the school
Therapy
A resource for people with Dyslexia
What is International dyslexia association?
Treatments for Visual perception
What is
Getting an individualized education plan (IEP).
Letting the child use a keyboard (computer) instead of handwriting.
Using software that allows the child to speak words and have the computer put it into writing.
Finding pencil grips or special pens and pencils that are easier for your child to hold and write with.
Asking teachers to avoid assigning copying tasks.
Letting children use a ruler to help them write straight.
Trying different colors of paper or graph paper to see what works best for your child.
Giving children large-print books or audio books so they don’t lose a love of stories and reading.
True or false: Dysgraphia and dyslexia are basically the same things.
What is false?
Although dyslexia and dysgraphia share common characteristics, including difficulties with spelling, they’re two different things. A difficulty with reading is a hallmark of dyslexia. Dysgraphia is seen primarily as a problem with writing. It is pretty common, however, for children to have both.
Treatment for Dyscalculia
What is using manipulatives such as blocks, coins or puzzles?
A condition in which the brain has trouble receiving and responding to information that comes in through the senses.
What is Sensory Processing Disorder?