| For those who suffer with dyslexia, many things | | | | onto one another, like bricks in a foundation. In |
| can be read incorrectly, and it is not because the | | | | other words, skills are built. |
| person is not bright or intelligent. A person who | | | | · Refresh and review each day - sounds and |
| has dyslexia is using the wrong side of their brain | | | | phonics until they are learned. |
| to read. In other words, people who do not have | | | | · Teach reading and spelling in a way that can be |
| dyslexia use the left side of the brain to | | | | learned by a person with dyslexia - reading is |
| understand phonics, and to keep the sequence of | | | | referred to as "decoding" and spelling is referred |
| letters in the correct order. Dyslexia causes | | | | to as "encoding". The 42 sounds of the English |
| people to read with the right side of the brain, | | | | language are taught by sight, not sound. |
| which does not understand traditionally taught | | | | If a program is fun, it is easier for a child to |
| phonics. | | | | remain interested in it. This means that the |
| The choice for these people is to locate a reading | | | | program should involve interaction, such as games |
| program for dyslexia. Phonics can work for people | | | | and songs. The whole issue surrounding dyslexia is |
| with dyslexia; however, it is the method of | | | | that a person who suffers with it, learns in a very |
| delivery that is very critical in the process. A | | | | different way than those who do not have |
| reading program for dyslexia almost needs to re | | | | dyslexia, and so they need to be taught in a way |
| teach what a person has already managed to | | | | that they can comprehend and retain information. |
| learn in an upside down and backwards world. | | | | A person who has dyslexia can use a reading |
| Certain types of phonics programs can be an ideal | | | | program for dyslexia, because it is specifically |
| reading program for dyslexia. They tend to: | | | | designed to help them to learn and retain the |
| · Use a system of methods to teach letters, | | | | information in a non traditional way. If you think |
| including the name of the letter, how it is formed | | | | your child has dyslexia and could benefit from |
| and how its sounds. Using more than one sense | | | | such a program, you should definitely look into the |
| (hearing, seeing, touching) tends to increase the | | | | program to help them to learn how to read. If |
| amount of information learned that is actually | | | | your child falls behind in early school years, it may |
| retained. | | | | be difficult for them to ever recover down the |
| · The skills are taught one by one and added | | | | road. |