The American Dyslexia Association provides help for dyslexic and dyscalculic people with free information, teaching aids and the proven AFS-Method.
A dyslexic person of good or average intelligence perceives his environment in a different way, and his attention diminishes when confronted by letters or numbers.
Due to a deficiency in his partial performances, his perception of these symbols differs from that by non-dyslexic people. This results in difficulties when learning to read, write and do arithmetic.
Dyslexia and dyscalculia are existing gene-conditional assessments transmitted by inheritance in humans. The sensory perceptions are affected by genetic processes of development in the brain.
Coordination of thought and simultaneous action when dealing with symbols
Sharpening the sensory perceptions needed for writing, reading and calculating
Working on individual mistakes in reading, writing and calculating through practice
“A dyslexic person of good or average intelligence perceives his environment in a different way, and his attention diminishes when confronted by letters or numbers.”— Dr. Astrid Kopp-Duller, 1995
Should a seemingly intelligent child unexpectedly develop problems learning how to write, read or calculate, one should provide individual, specific and targeted help before any secondary problems manifest.
A multisensory method based on scientific research. Improvement requires working on attention, function and symptoms — not symptoms alone.
Teachers at school can work within the framework of lessons. In some cases, extracurricular help through a dyslexia specialist may be needed.
Tailored worksheets for visual skills, auditory skills, spatial orientation, body perception, and symptom training for dyslexia and dyscalculia.
We talk about primary dyslexia when the following factors can be observed in a child encountering letters and/or numbers.
Intermittent inattention when writing, reading or calculating — as soon as he encounters letters and/or numbers
Differentiated sensory perceptions not sufficiently developed for learning writing, reading and arithmetic
Perceptual mistakes due to blurred sensory perceptions and the resulting inattention
Confusion of letters that differ in position (d/b, u/n) and halting, slow reading
Cannot remember and repeat what was heard; difficulty learning to tell time
Untidy, hard-to-read handwriting with uneven letter sizes and spacing
Dyslexic children show intermittent attention deficits, caused by different sensory perceptions, and also anxiety. These should be seen merely as associated symptoms of the dyslexia rather than clinical symptoms.
If the child can occupy himself intensively with activities that do not involve writing, reading and calculating, and the anxiety has only manifested at the time of entering school, one can assume that merely associated symptoms are involved.
Can teachers address dyslexia in regular lessons? Yes! Every lesson unit contains methods and exercises that educators can use immediately with learners of all ages. Most dyslexic children can be helped with the specific, targeted assistance on the educator-didactic level.
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