Dyslexia

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Dyslexia Mind Map on Dyslexia, created by cbuckingham on 29/09/2013.
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Mind Map by cbuckingham, updated more than 1 year ago
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Dyslexia
  1. What is dyslexia?
    1. Dyslexia can effect letters and numbers.
      1. It effects your organisation skills.
        1. It effects 1 in 10 people.
          1. You will know someone with Dyslexia!!
          2. It can be very frustrating for people.
            1. Is hidden!
            2. Symptoms
              1. Tired easily by reading.
                1. Frustrated by tasks so their behaviour can be erratic.
                  1. Difficulty understanding complex/many instructions.
                    1. It is genetic and inherited.
                      1. Family members will be dyslexic.
                      2. Many young people do not know they are dyslexic.
                        1. Staying focussed can be difficult.
                        2. How can we help?
                          1. Make lessons accessible
                            1. Remember VAK!
                            2. Chunk instructions.
                              1. Display key words.
                                1. Give them a copy of the lesson to refer to.
                                  1. Emphasise key points of the lesson.
                                    1. Teach key phrases to listen out for.
                                      1. Use a buddy scheme
                                        1. Use mini-plenaries
                                          1. Print onto pastel paper
                                            1. Use pastel backgrounds on IWB
                                            2. Areas of strength
                                              1. Creative
                                                1. Art
                                                  1. Drama
                                                    1. Music
                                                      1. DT
                                                      2. Learn best in a practical way.
                                                        1. Good at 'trouble shooting'
                                                          1. Good at developing strategies
                                                          2. How writing can appear.
                                                            1. Useful fonts for text
                                                              1. Tahoma
                                                                1. Arial
                                                                  1. Verdana
                                                                    1. Comic Sans
                                                                      1. Calibri
                                                                        1. Century Gothic
                                                                          1. Trebuchet
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