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Learners with dyslexia are brilliant at coming up with ideas and choose interesting and refreshing vocabulary, but can struggle with:

Organizing their thoughts and getting their ideas down on paper

The motivation to write

A fear of failure

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Although students with dyslexia struggle to understand some math concepts and memorize times tables, you can help them by:

Giving them more tests, practice makes perfect

Using manipulatives, tactiles, and visual tools

Getting them to repeat them after you

3.

Dyslexia is something that affects:

Your ability to read

Everything in your life - giving you a pattern of strengths and challenges

Your handwriting

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Learners with dyslexia tend to be out-of-the-box thinkers and good problem solvers, yet also struggle to organize and recall details and procedures. You can help them by:

Letting them tackle the task as soon as they're able

Getting them to start writing straight away

Teaching them to use a mind map, graphic organizer, or speech to text tool to recall info and organize their thoughts

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Technology in the classroom, like speech to text tools, spell check and immersive reader; gives learners with dyslexia:

A level playing field to express their ideas and understanding

An unfair advantage

An extra thing to manage in the classroom

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