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“Every Day” – A short true-life story of dyslexia
True-life story from a Dyslexia Teacher: 1. “Every Day”. A little girl, aged eight, had begun to get into trouble in school. She struggled with reading and spelling and, because she was such a bright little girl, she became frustrated easily. She had a lot of knowledge and understanding, but could never show this as her …
Taking the Pressure Off! Encouraging Children with Reading and Spelling Difficulties.
Feeling Bad is a Special Educational Need. I want to focus today on ways to support children who are suffering from low self confidence and disengagement, both of which can be effects of dyslexia or other reading and spelling difficulties. The most effective teaching and support will be delivered by those who have good relationships …
Make Your Classroom a Happier Place for Children with Dyslexia
Are Children in Your Class Suffering Needlessly? Today I want to talk about what we can do, as teachers, to improve the school experience for our students with reading and/or spelling difficulties. I talked in a previous bog about the unhappiness and stress caused to many children with dyslexic difficulties by our school system. Today: …
How Happy is Your Child in School?
Is Your Child Stressed at School? Today I’d like to talk a bit about the effect that reading and spelling difficulties can have on our children’s wellbeing and happiness. It’s a sensitive area, but one which I’ve encountered over and over again. I’ll quote some of our students – aged between 6 and 14 – …
Why Doesn’t My Child Get Effective Literacy Remediation in School?
Remediation for Reading and Spelling in Schools. In today’s blog I want to talk about an issue I encounter, every day. Many parents say their children are not getting effective literacy remediation in schools – this applies equally in primary, middle and high schools. Here are some examples of situations families are coping with: Scenario …
About Ros Hynes
History Trained initially as an Early Years teacher, Ros taught children aged 4-11 in mainstream primary schools, before moving to Further Education to teach young people and adults with a wide range of disabilities and learning difficulties. Developing an interest in dyslexia and other Specific Learning Difficulties, Ros opened and ran a Dyslexia Tuition Centre …
Literacy Intervention Programmes with Structured Learning.
Structured Learning Program. In this blog, I’m going to talk a little about the structured, sequenced learning content in specialist literacy support programmes. Spelling Rules As we know, the English language is not only based on phonics but also on rules. Spelling rules can be complex and difficult to learn, particularly if you have difficulties with …
Repetition and Overlearning for Short-Term Memory Difficulties
Specialist Tuition for Spelling & Reading Difficulties. We know that effective support for spelling and reading difficulties usually includes the following elements: Multi-sensory learning methods Structured content Sequenced learning Cumulative skill building ‘Overlearning’ opportunities – revision and consolidation of previously learnt material Flexibility to adapt to learner’s individual needs: e.g. pace of work; comfortable colours …
Dyslexia Specialist Intervention Programmes Support Visual Processing Difficulties
Visual Processing Difficulties may be a Barrier to Reading. Today I wanted to talk a little more about visual processing difficulties, relating to reading and spelling. In blog 3, I described visual processing issues relating to short term memory, which can affect reading fluency and speed. Specialist intervention programmes for dyslexia addresses visual memory issues by …
Why Dyslexia is a Learning Difference
Learning Difficulty/Learning Difference. We might choose to call dyslexia a learning difference – rather than a learning difficulty. This can be a positive and useful term because it highlights key aspects of the causes of dyslexic difficulties, which particularly affect acquisition of literacy skills. Individuals with dyslexia often have different ways of processing and retaining information; even different ways …
Ros Hynes Dyslexia Specialist Teacher 