Progress monitoring plan ED5420

Katiusca Lopez

Capella University

ED5420

Dyslexia Disorder

Dyslexia is a disorder among the young children that is characterized by a difficulty in learning to read. This disorder mostly impacts a child’s ability to be able to recognize and alter the sounds in a given language. This disorder does not in any way reflect a child’s level of intelligence. Some of the kids with the disorder are able to keep up with their peers but by putting in extra efforts. Studies show that one in five children have this disorder. When a child has difficulties in learning, they should be taken to a professional so they can be assessed medically on whether they are suffering from this disorder or not (Martinelli). At least eighty percent of the children with learning difficulties are likely to have this disorder. The children that are affected are likely to develop self-esteem issues as a result of dyslexia. This means that it is necessary for those around the children including teachers and parents to offer high level of support and to treat these kids like the rest so they do not feel like they are less in any way. In the classroom and in school generally, the use of some activities is a perfect way to ensure that reading is made fun and that the children with dyslexia are reached without any difficulty. Every person has to be enlightened about this disorder so that nobody will be viewing the children suffering from this disorder as dunderheads (Adlof, & Hogan, 2018). Governments around the world should come up with educative programs meant to help in educating the masses about the disorder, ways in which it can be diagnosed, and how the children that suffer from the same can be assisted.

There are a number of learning techniques that can be implemented so that those with dyslexia do not feel left out. One is the use of letter arts where the youngsters are presented with various letters that they are supposed to color them and be as creative with them as possible. Once they are done, they should share the arts with the rest of the class (Snowling, Hulme, & Nation, 2020). Another method is the use of rhymes during story time as this helps the children learn letter sound connections with ease. The instructors should help the children in brainstorming the rhyme words so as to help in practicing phonological awareness. Planning online reading activities once in a while for these children will also make these children feel that they are included in every activity that the rest of the students could be taking part in.

The children with the disorder should be given a time extension for completing their assignments and also tests. The reason is that these children are likely to be slower than others when it comes to completing assigned activities and also exams. Recording all the class sessions for future review and replay will also enable these children to catch up with the rest without any difficulties (Adlof, & Hogan, 2018). These students should also be encouraged to listen more to audio books rather than reading as this will help them grasp the concepts being put across without difficulties. Encouraging the use of a computer for typing purposes instead of manual writing will also make it easy for them as a computing device is likely to give a warning when a mistake is made.

The teachers should also consider elimination of oral class reading as this usually brings some sort of competition to the learners. The children with dyslexia are likely to feel emotionally broken as they may not be in a position to read in class the way their peers do. Teachers can also encourage the activities that those with the disorder like the most, for example, sports, music, and others (Martinelli). Using real life stories of the people that have the same disorder and have succeeded will also help promote the self-esteem of these students.

Apart from accommodating the students in the classroom, they should also be accorded emotional support on a regular basis both at home and also in the learning institutions. Apart from leading to low self-esteem, those suffering from dyslexia disorder can also experience frustrations and embarrassments (Adlof, & Hogan, 2018). Some of the ways that can be used to support these students emotionally include; discussing the challenges that they face from this disorder, applauding the work that these children do and rewarding them for their excellent practices regardless of if they made any slight mistakes, help them identify their strengths, avoiding any form of self-talk, and others.

To conclude, dyslexia is a common disorder today that both educators and parents should be enlightened about. This disorder affects the childhood normal activities such as talking, learning, and others. Children that suffer from this are likely to be slow when it comes to learning. This necessitates that the teachers should be aware of some of the strategies that can be used to better accommodate these children so they do not feel like they are being left out. These children should also be offered emotional support at all times so they can feel confident and that they are cared for.

References

Adlof, S. M., & Hogan, T. P. (2018). Understanding dyslexia in the context of developmental language disorders. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 49(4), 762-773.