Dyslexia
Welcome to the Dyslexia Support Resources Page
While this is an unprecedented time in education with the COVID-19 closures, we want to ensure that our students remain healthy and continue to learn! While this may be a difficult time for everyone, there are opportunities for students. Check out some suggestions below!
Online Resources
Keyboarding :
· Dance Mat Typing: https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/
· Typing Club: https://www.typingclub.com/
Greek and Latin
It's Greek to Me: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/athens_games/gameGreekToMe.htm
Online Audiobooks:
· MyOn: https://www.garlandisd.net/content/myon
· Learning Ally: https://learningally.org/
· Storyline Online: https://www.storylineonline.net/
· Bookshare: https://www.bookshare.org/cms/
· Spy Sam Reading Books: http://www.spysam.com/
Spelling and Vocabulary:
· Vocabulary Spelling City: https://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html
· PBS Kids https://pbskids.org/games/vocabulary/
Other Dyslexia Friendly Learning Sites:
Nessy: https://www.nessy.com/us/virtualschool/
A-Z Learning: https://www.learninga-z.com/
Get Epic: https://www.getepic.com/educators
There's an App for That!
Cursive Writing Wizard by L' Esacpadou Phone, iPad, Google Play
Spy Sam- Iphone, Ipad
Special Words- Android, iPhone, iPad
Other Activities to Do At Home
Dice Dots for Sight Words, Comprehension and Vocabulary
Using Dice to practice vocabulary words or unknown words from a story:
1 dot= draw the word
2 dots= write meaning
3 dots= use in a sentence
4 dots= write a synonym for the word
5 dots= write an antonym for the word
6 dots= write it in cursive
or to practice sight words:
1 dot= write the word using other hand
2 dots= write the word fast
3 dots= write the word with eyes closed
4 dots= write the word with color or in a fancy way
5 dots= write the word using all capitals
6 dots= write the word using tiny letters
Phonics Piles
"Phonics Piles"- Make piles or use baskets to gather items that begin/end with the same sound (ex: items that begin with (sh) or (k))
Comprehension Activity
Illustrate your favorite part of a book.
Use "Somebody/Wanted/But/So/Then" to retell a story.
Rewrite or illustrate the ending to the story in your own way.
Rhyming, Blending, Segmenting
Practice rhyming words. I am thinking of a cat. What words rhyme with cat? Hat, sat, bat..
Practice blending words. What word does this make? Sun-shine, sunshine! (b) (a) (t) is bat!
Segmenting words. What is the word flake without the (f) sound? Lake!
Flash Cards
Create flashcards using letters, numbers, objects, vocabulary, and sight words
Sight Words
Sight Word Practice (would need to provide sight word list): write with sand/salt, shaving program, paint, etc. or make a mini book of sight words (write the word and illustrate it on each page), time yourself reading a list of sight words and try to beat your own time & make a bar graph of your times
What Do You See?
Check out the everyday things you see. Cereal boxes, street signs, labels, etc.. What do you notice? Is there a digraph in that word? How about a final stable syllable?
Read, Read, Read!
Read stories to your child. Ask questions about the story!
Have children read to you!
Play Games
Board games like Boggle, Scrabble and other games are great for children!
Hangman
Puzzles and memory games
Games that support Sequencing..."What comes first".
Contact Us:
MEisinger@garlandisd.net
garlandisd.net/content/dyslexia
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