"As child I was happiest when making things, dancing and singing. Being forced to sit at a desk at school all day, with only a paper and pencil was hard for me. I struggled to focus and was often sent out of class. What I did not know then is that I am dyslexic. Dyslexic child learn best by seeing picture, hearing stories and touching things. I was not the problem at school, I just needed teaching in a dyslexic friendly way." Dyslexic Mum
A dyslexic child may struggle to learn to read, write and spell new words. They learn best by using all their senses, this is called multi-sensory learning.
Dyslexic children can need to learn a new word up to 10 x times. Multi-sensory learning can help the child learn the same word in 10 different ways by:
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Try the "Learn to Read & Write 3 New Words" course below. For parents/carers and teachers of dyslexic children.
Help teach a dyslexic child to read and write 3 new words.
This easy to follow course will help you:
If you can teach a child to learn just 3 new words, you will have the tools to help them learn more. The activities below are designed to help you do this.
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The 3 activities take just 10 mins per day:
Remember the activities are to practise learning new words. The child may need to repeat them many times on different days. Before they can read and write new words.
Dyslexic children often struggle as they have rocky foundations in reading and writing.
Ensuring that the child can read and write basic 3 letter words, can help them have strong foundations in English.
Choose 3 words from the list below for the child to learn, as taken from the Basic 3 Letter Words List.
If the child can already read, write and spell the words above. See more word lists below:
Start by helping the child practise learning just 1 word per day, by following the steps below:
Get the child to read the word they are learning. Make this multi-sensory by writing the word in:
Show the child an image of the word they are learning. This could be:
Ask the child to write the word they are learning. They can trace the word or try to write it without looking. Make this multi-sensory by writing the word in:
You can try other multi-sensory ideas to help the child learn the new words. By using the "Multi-sensory Learning Card".
Remember dyslexic children may need to learn a word up to 10 x times before they can read and write it.
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The following course will help you learn how to help the child:
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