Understanding Dyslexic Kids Can Help Them Succeed In Life

By Sage Tocco


It was once believed that teaching dyslexic children was a challenge that no one could handle taking on. However, now that teachers, caregivers, and even parents are learning more about what happens in a child's brain when they have dyslexia, things are constantly improving so that these children can learn to read. Teachers are being trained to handle it and doctors are getting better at diagnosing it rather than simply saying that the child is mentally slow. This is great news for kids with this medical condition and their parents.

The medical condition that not long ago made teachers scratch their head and place bright children into special classes for slow kids, has now been explored more thoroughly. People can see that the child is not slow, they simply have trouble reading. They have difficulty putting a sound to the letters that create a word. With this knowledge people are trying to discover ways to go about teaching dyslexic children to read and enjoy life through their problems.

However, proper diagnosis is easier if you know the warning signs that your child may have trouble with reading. The earliest warning signs of it include a parent who has trouble with dyslexia because it is a genetic disorder, trouble pronouncing words that are longer, being slow to learn to talk, problems with sequences of things such as days of the week, and a child that cannot recognize rhyming words. If your child shows any signs, consulting with their doctor early helps.

As a teen or an adult with dyslexia that has never been properly diagnosed, they will be slow to read and write, if they are willing to do it at all because they feel bad that they cannot be like others. This means proper early diagnosis is vital when it comes to teaching dyslexic children. It is the best way to build up their confidence so that they do not one day give up learning to read.

In some cases within the United States, a child can get special help through a public school if they have dyslexia. They may get extra time when taking tests, help with their notes, and specialized instruction. This enables a child to stay within the normal classroom setting in most cases which does go a long way toward building confidence and letting the children know that they are still able to read. However, this does not mean that teaching dyslexic children is easy. There are still hurdles that must be overcome.

It is done because confidence is always impacted by dyslexia. School becomes a place that they do not want to go to because of it. With knowledge about what a dyslexic child feels, caregivers can still help a child feel great in the school setting. A little extra effort teaching dyslexic children to read and encouraging them to excel in other areas such as arts and crafts will go a long way in helping the child enjoy school activities.

The reason a dyslexic child has problems reading but not with other aspects of school life, is because they simply have trouble with the way they process sounds and words within their mind. The way normal kids learn to read is first by talking and learning their ABCs. From there, they will begin to associate a sound with a letter and then use the sounds to create and sound out the words they see before them. A dyslexic child has problems with the sounds and sounding out these words which makes it very hard for them to begin to comprehend what they are reading. Sight words and phonics are useful tools for the dyslexic child because it does not encourage sounding each letter, but instead it teaches reading a word by viewing the word.

A dyslexic child has a medical condition that is linked to somewhere in their brain that focuses on language, but if parents and teachers truly care, this problem can be less of a burden for the child. Teaching dyslexic children means understanding that there is more to it than a child simply seeing letters wrong. It will take patience and a lot of love to ensure that the child is happy and willing to continue to try learning to read. Take the time to show them that they can have a normal life with their problems. It will not be easy, but it will be worth it.




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