Our tips on supporting Dyslexic readers
In response to a recent article published by TES this week on Dyslexia support in the classroom, we’ve compiled our own 5 tips in supporting dyslexic readers at home. Dyslexia is a common barrier to understanding a story and enjoying your reading but there are fun and useful ways to make stories more accessible for everyone.
- Books with yellow pages
There are special publishers that have printed a wide range of titles on pages with a yellow tint as science suggests this enhances visual input for some. Barrington Stokes /Collins have a great selection to explore!
- Use tools – reading rulers, finger focus and overlays
Using a tool that can focus on one word or sentence at a time can help with processing a word and story, breaking up a full page of text into smaller more manageable chunks.
- Start with the pictures
Using the pictures in a book to tell the story, predict and engage a child is an important first step and taking away the anxiety around decoding words and focusing on imagination can help to break the stigma and fear around making mistakes and reading a word incorrectly.
- Listening and audio
You can enjoy a story by listening to it too! Many eBook platforms will offer videos and audio versions of stories and companies like Yoto and Tonies provide a fun way to access a story. Some local libraries also still provide audio books to borrow and enjoy too!
- Use props, toys and story sacks
For younger children, engaging them by including toys, props and household objects can really help to encourage focus and enjoyment when reading together.
If you think you would love to put some of these into practice and read with our children as a regular reading volunteer in London, we would love to meet you!
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