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Children with Reading
Disorders
By Monifa Jones
Table of Contents
What is a Reading Disorder?
Students who suffer from reading disorders
What reading disorders are associated with
What is Dyslexia?
What should you look for?
What If I Suspect My child has Dyslexia?
What can I do to help my child?
Ten Ways to Improve Reading Skills and Self Esteem
Links and References
What is a Reading Disorder?
It is a problem with a child’s reading skills.
What signs are associated with a reading disorder?
Poor recognition of the written word
Very slow oral reading
Many mistakes in oral reading
Very poor comprehension of what has been read.
Students who suffer from reading
disorders frequently have:
Low self esteem
Social problems
Increased dropout rate at school
Reading disorders may also be
associated with:
Conduct disorder
Attention deficit disorder
Depression
Other learning disorders
What is Dyslexia?
It is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is
characterized by difficulties with accurate fluent word recognition
and by poor spelling and decoding abilities.
Reading is the primary problem, some
definitions also include difficulties with:
•Spelling
•Listening
•Speaking
•Math
What Should I look for?
Ages 6-11
•Has difficulty pronouncing words, may reverse or substitute of
words
•Has difficulty carrying out a sequence of directions
•Doesn’t hear fine differences in words
•Has problems stating thoughts in an organized way
•Confuses the order of letters in words
•Doesn’t recognize words previously learned
•Spells a word several different ways;doesn’t recognize correct
version
•Has poor reading comprehension
Ages 12-Adult
•Has difficulty remembering what he just read
•Has difficulty concentrating when reading or writing
•Is unable to tell important information from
unimportant
•Spells poorly; misspelling is not phonetic
•Has problems taking notes accurately
•Has difficulty organizing and completing written
projects
What if I Suspect My Child Has
Dyslexia?
Take notes on the types of errors you child makes,
how often, and where you noticed
Keep copies of work and group test results.
Conference with the teacher
Check to see if the school offers any special
instructional programs.
Request a meeting of your school’s student/teacher
support teams.
Ask the teacher if he/she thinks your child might
have a learning disability.
What Can I do to Help my Child?
•Ask them how they feel about school and what they feel they need.
•Tell them you know they try hard. But you and their teachers are
trying to help them find ways to succeed.
•Work in collaboration with school staff
•Look into private tutoring through community agencies or private
tutors you can afford.
•Encourage them to use their strengths and talents
•Be patient with them and support their efforts.
Ten Ways to Improve Reading
and Self Esteem.
1. Set aside a regular time to read to your
children everyday.
2. Surround your children with reading
material.
3. Have a family reading time.
4. Encourage a wide variety of reading
activities
5. Develop the library habit.
6. Be knowledgeable about your children’s
progress.
7. Look for reading problems.
8. Get help promptly for reading problems.
9. Use a variety of aids to help your children.
10. Show enthusiasm for your children’s
Links and References
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/Reading.html
http://www.dyslexia-teacher.com/
http://www.familyeducation.com/article/print/0,1303,6624428,00.html?obj_gra
http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=43&g=1