adventureswithadhd
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I am coming to the largest group I know and asking a not so simple question. I have a student who is severe adhd and dyslexic but we don’t have the resources at our school for dyslexia. I teach 3rd grade but this child reads at a first grade level on a really good day. If you are dyslexic, what would have helped you in school?! What helps you now? This child is adverse to reading because of the struggles so that doesn’t help. I want desperately to help this kid. I have ADHD myself (as well as my husband and daughter) and I have a ton of research under my belt to help that portion of their issues but I’m stuck on the dyslexia! What do you recommend?!
Makhzen
Dont make them read in front of the class. It almost turned me off reading. Also the more you can convey the cool stuff they can learn by reading the more internal motivation to overcome it they will have. Finally it helps to know about all the super successful people who were dyslexic.
wingineer
I don’t have personal experience, but under the theory that every little bit helps, maybe check if your printouts are as dyslexia-friendly as possible?
https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/advice/employers/creating-a-dyslexia-friendly-">guide">https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/advice/employers/creating-a-dyslexia-friendly-workplace/dyslexia-friendly-style-guide
https://exceptionalindividuals.com/about-us/blog/our-top-10-dyslexia-friendly-fonts/
adventureswithadhd
Thank you. That is helpful!
peopleHereLikeToHaveLongUsernamesAndIDontWantToBeLeftOutSadface
I have severe ADHD and dyslexia, i don’t know either so please dm if you can when you find what works, shouldn’t be an excuse why i haven’t done it my self. At this point it has been easier to accept that im a little dumb and move on since every adult has convinced me that im just lazy and i should just try harder
adventureswithadhd
It took me until my thirties to realize I wasn’t stupid and lazy. And took another couple of years to change my own words to myself from negative to positive thoughts. Not being diagnosed adhd until an adult was rough!
djhash
lots of contrast and big words. Instill the knowledge that mistakes are there to teach us, and not to be frustrated about. It's very hard to keep adhd person "looking at the word and the letters" when they immediately fail at guessing the word they think should be there. I help my daughter by masking the word and showing the letters one at a time. Have them spell it out, sound it out, then try it out. This is mostly adhd hyperactive stuff I use with my daughter. Hopefully it can help. Good luck.
animatronicChristmasChickens
Sans serif, clean fonts can help. Verdana was specifically designed to be accessible. Here is some info https://www.handtalk.me/en/blog/dyslexia-font/#:~:text=Verdana,although%20it%20is%20not%20monospaced.