SUPPORT FOR DYSLEXIC LEARNERS

Reading can be a challenge for children with dyslexia, however there are things you can do to help at home! This page offers some guidance.

letters and sounds

Make sure your child can match the letter name to the sound.

'Alphabet Bag'

Write down the letters of the alphabet and put them into a bag. Ask your child to pull out a letter from the bag and tell you what the letter sound is. Then ask them to find something in the room beginning with that letter!

'Draw It'

Make letter-sounds and ask your child to draw the matching letters. They can draw it using shaving foam or build it using play-doh.

Phonological Awareness

Rhyme

Syllables

MANIPULATING SOUNDS

Can your child hear all the sounds within one word?

Pupils should be able to identify individual sounds within words. Try this task at home:

Say these letter out loud c.....a.....t
Close your eyes. Can you remember the first sound?
What would be left if you took away the first sound?

DIVIDING WORDS

Being able to identify syllables within a word is a really useful skill!

Encourage your child to split longer words up into more manageable chunks.

For example, 'delighted'

de / ligh / ted

By separating the word up into it's syllables, it should make it easier to read. Remember that syllables contain a vowel sound 'a' / 'e' / 'i' / 'o' 'u'