Warning Signs of Dyslexia
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Warning Signs of Dyslexia Preschool at First Baptist Church School • Delayed speech • Mixing up sounds and syllables in long words • Chronic ear infections • Severe reactions to childhood illnesses • Constant confusion of left vs. right • Late establishing a dominant hand • Difficulty learning to tie shoes • Trouble memorizing address, phone number, alphabet • Can’t create words that rhyme • Has a close relative with dyslexia Elementary • Dysgraphia (slow, non-automatic handwriting, difficult to read) • Letter or number reversals continuing past end of first grade • Slow, choppy, inaccurate reading • Difficulty with spelling and memorizing sight words • Trouble telling time • Struggles to find the correct word when speaking • Messy bedroom, backpack, desk • Dreads going to school Highschool - Adult All of the above plus… • Limited vocabulary and poor written expression Ann Kleine, M.Ed., LDT, CALT, QI • Unable to master a foreign language Discovery Learning Lab Director • Difficulty reading printed music Email [email protected] • Poor grades, may drop out of high school • Slow reader, may have to read same passage repeat- 533 Ockley Drive providing one-on-one remediation for edly to understand Shreveport, LA 71106 students with Dyslexia and other • Difficulty putting thoughts onto paper Phone 318-869-2361 language differences • Difficulty with right vs. left and poor sense of direction Visit us at www.fbcschool.org TheTheThe ContentContentContent ofof of ProgramProgram Program PrinciplesPrinciplesPrinciples ofof of InstructionInstruction Instruction DiscoveryDiscoveryDiscovery LearningLearning Learning LabLab Lab • • • PhonologyPhonologyPhonology and and and Phonological Phonological Phonological Awareness Awareness Awareness • • • Simultaneous,Simultaneous,Simultaneous, Multisensory Multisensory Multisensory (visual, (visual, (visual, auditory, auditory, auditory, atatat First First First Baptist Baptist Baptist Church Church Church School School School • • • Sound-SymbolSound-SymbolSound-Symbol Association Association Association kinesthetic,kinesthetic,kinesthetic, tactile) tactile) tactile) • • • SyllableSyllableSyllable instruction instruction instruction • • • SystematicSystematicSystematic and and and Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative • • • MorphologyMorphologyMorphology (Latin (Latin (Latin & & &Greek, Greek, Greek, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon, prefixes, prefixes, prefixes, • • • DirectDirectDirect Instruction Instruction Instruction OverviewOverviewOverview of of of the the the Program Program Program roots,roots,roots, suffixes) suffixes) suffixes) • • • DiagnosticDiagnosticDiagnostic Teaching Teaching Teaching • • • SyntaxSyntaxSyntax (grammar, (grammar, (grammar, mechanics, mechanics, mechanics, sentence sentence sentence variation) variation) variation) • • • SyntheticSyntheticSynthetic (part (part (part to to towhole) whole) whole) and and and Analytic Analytic Analytic (whole (whole (whole to to to FirstFirstFirst BaptistBaptist Baptist ChurchChurch Church SchoolSchool School offersoffers offers aa a specialspecial special programprogram program • • • SemanticsSemanticsSemantics (direct (direct (direct instruction instruction instruction in in incomprehending comprehending comprehending the the the part)part)part) Instruction Instruction Instruction inin in multisensory multisensorymultisensory structured structuredstructured language languagelanguage remediation remediationremediation to to to meaningmeaningmeaning of of ofwritten written written language) language) language) helphelphelp students students students in in ingrades grades grades 1 1 –1 – 8– 8 with8 with with learning learning learning differences differences differences achieveachieveachieve success successsuccess at at at school. school.school. 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