{"id":2025,"date":"2023-02-03T04:43:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T11:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/?p=2025"},"modified":"2023-02-07T04:49:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T11:49:10","slug":"understanding-dyslexia-in-children-how-to-help-children-with-dyslexia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/understanding-dyslexia-in-children-how-to-help-children-with-dyslexia\/","title":{"rendered":"Child with dyslexia: 5 tips to help your struggling reader"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_cde1b11a29e5aad5bd5c51fca4c7dd2d\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed.jpeg\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed.jpeg\" alt=\"Child with dyslexia: 5 tips to help your struggling reader\" class=\"blogHeader__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed.jpeg 1000w\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1000\/667;\"> \n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"blogContentTable\" data-toc-section>\n        <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__toggle\" \/>\n        <label for=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__header\">\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__heading\">\n                Table of contents            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__arrow\"><\/span>\n        <\/label>\n        <div class=\"blogContentTable__wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"blogContentTable__heading blogContentTable__heading--sidebar\">\n                Table of contents            <\/div>\n            <ol class=\"blogContentTable__list\">\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">What is dyslexia?<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Around 15% of people across the world have dyslexia<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">10 Signs of dyslexia<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Tips for parents if they discovered that their child has dyslexia<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">How to help kids with dyslexia?<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <script>\n        \/\/ Use DOMContentLoaded for faster TOC initialization\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n            const tocSection = document.querySelector('[data-toc-section]');\n            if (!tocSection) return;\n\n            const headings = document.querySelectorAll('.blogHeadingText');\n            const tableContainer = tocSection.querySelector('.blogContentTable__list');\n            if (!tableContainer) return;\n\n            \/\/ Clear the container\n            tableContainer.innerHTML = '';\n\n            \/\/ Count valid headings with h2\n            let validHeadingsCount = 0;\n\n            \/\/ For each heading, create an item in the table of contents\n            headings.forEach((heading, index) => {\n                const h2 = heading.querySelector('h2');\n                if (!h2) return;\n\n                validHeadingsCount++;\n                const title = h2.textContent.trim();\n                const itemHtml = `<li><a href=\"#${heading.id}\">${title}<\/a><\/li>`;\n                tableContainer.innerHTML += itemHtml;\n            });\n\n            \/\/ Hide TOC if no valid headings found\n            if (validHeadingsCount === 0) {\n                tocSection.style.display = 'none';\n            }\n            \n            \/\/ Dispatch custom event to notify that TOC is ready\n            document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('tocReady'));\n        });\n    <\/script>\n  \n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_72f4bf6608d7ee8af6a6e7aa0319ed42\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Understanding dyslexia for some parents may be challenging. Especially if your kid was diagnosed with dyslexia, you might wonder how it will affect their education and if they they still achieve success at school and in adult life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Many kids have dyslexia, which is NOT a disease, but a condition that could impact their learning experience. We&#8217;re here today to help you understand <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what dyslexia is, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">how to know and recognize the signs of dyslexia, and in which ways to support your dyslexic child. We&#8217;ll share some ideas on how to help students with dyslexia learn effectively and have fun!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">With suitable teaching methods, attention and motivation, children with dyslexia can study fruitfully literally anything. We asked expert <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adrienne Landry<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> &#8211; the director of educational content at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Novakid<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">, to share her ideas on how to help a child with dyslexia to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/the-best-study-techniques-for-children\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">study without difficulties<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> and enjoy the learning process. Find out our tips!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_6d30ebca24bce77f90b3552a50dc09a9\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_6d30ebca24bce77f90b3552a50dc09a9\">\n                What is dyslexia?             <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Dyslexia is a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> learning disability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> that affects reading, writing and spelling skills. It is caused by a difference in the way the brain processes language, which makes it difficult for kids with dyslexia to accurately recognize and decode words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Dyslexia is not related to intelligence, and people with dyslexia can have average or above-average intelligence. It is a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">neurological disorder<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> that is often hereditary and can be diagnosed in children, adolescents, and adults. There is no cure for dyslexia, but with appropriate support of parents and the right teaching approach, students with dyslexia can learn to read and write effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Our expert, Adrienne Landry says that dyslexia often results in kids having so-called <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">compensatory skills. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">They are good at connecting ideas, are very creative and able to think outside the box!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_fa9937dbc926ca36ec0403fbcf63d8d2\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed2.jpeg\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed2-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed2-1080x720.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed2.jpeg 1600w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_80591492092dbab09a7435d6750c09df\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_80591492092dbab09a7435d6750c09df\">\n                Around 15% of people across the world have dyslexia            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Dyslexia is a common learning disability. It affects around <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15% of people across the world. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">In the UK only, according to the NHS, one in ten people are estimated to have dyslexia. Whilst more recent studies by the Made by Dyslexia charity showed this stat may be as high as one in five.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">In the US over<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 40 million American adults <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">are dyslexic, and only 2 million know it! Dyslexia in children and in adults, as you can see, is quite common.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Here&#8217;s an interesting fact to prove that dyslexia is not tied to IQ: Albert Einstein, one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time, was dyslexic and had an estimated IQ of 160. Being dyslexic didn\u2019t stop him from developing the theory of relativity, and making important contributions to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">What&#8217;s also interesting, is the fact that over 50% of NASA employees are dyslexic. People with dyslexia excel in areas of art, computer science, design, drama, electronics, math, mechanics, music, physics, sales, and sports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Many famous people are dyslexic, including: Orlando Bloom, Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Spielberg, Kiera Knightley and Patrick Dempsey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">What parents also need to know is that dyslexia runs in families. Dyslexic parents are very likely to have children with dyslexia. When it comes to gender statistics, as with most learning disabilities, dyslexia is more prevalent among males \u2013 but different scientific studies report different figures. At least <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two thirds of people with dyslexia are male.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_1fd63f542f27615c9050f5725b58eb54\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_1fd63f542f27615c9050f5725b58eb54\">\n                10 Signs of dyslexia            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">It\u2019s important to know the signs of dyslexia and learn how to recognize its symptoms when they occur. Many children may give their parents some warning signs for recognizing dyslexia. Usually, the problem starts in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> primary school <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">during reading practice or is recognized by a teacher or a school psychologist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The most common symptoms of dyslexia are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Difficulty with phonemic awareness and decoding words<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Struggles with spelling and writing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Difficulty with reading &#8211; slow or inaccurate reading<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Poor reading comprehension<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Reversing letters or numbers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Difficulty with writing and organizing thoughts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Avoidance of reading and writing tasks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Struggles with memory and attention<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Difficulty with word associations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Trouble recognizing rhymes and making rhymes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Trouble learning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADHD might go hand in hand with dyslexia<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Approximately 25-40% of children with dyslexia also suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and vice versa, around 25% of children with ADHD also tend to have dyslexia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">If you notice that your child is often restless, very talkative, easily gets angry or frustrated and finds it hard to concentrate, these all might be common symptoms of ADHD. They are typically noticeable before the age of six and occur in more than one situation, in home life and school life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">These symptoms can cause significant difficulties in a child&#8217;s life, such as underachievement at school, poor social interactions with other children and adults, and problems with discipline. That is why it\u2019s so important to recognize the symptoms and seek qualified help as soon as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_828337c79fb731492ada48bab757b5a1\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_828337c79fb731492ada48bab757b5a1\">\n                Tips for parents if they discovered that their child has dyslexia            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">If your kid suffers from reading and spelling difficulties, instead of just introducing reading help, parents need to look for more comprehensive ways to assist. Kids may feel discouraged from learning and not have the right motivation, but thanks to the appropriate involvement of parents, this can be positively influenced.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nurture thinking skills &#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> encouraging children with dyslexia to think critically and creatively, helps develop their problem-solving abilities and boosts their confidence. This can be done through activities such as brainstorming, discussion groups, or hands-on projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage independent learning &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">dyslexia diagnosed children should try to work independently and take responsibility for their own learning. It can help build their confidence and sense of self-worth. This can be done through activities such as setting achievable goals, using technology to support learning, and providing opportunities for them to demonstrate their skills and knowledge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Child-led teaching method &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">let dyslexic students teach what they have learned to others, because it can help reinforce their understanding and build their confidence. Try activities such as giving presentations, creating educational materials, or leading group discussions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Break down material into smaller parts &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">it helps to better understand and remember the information. Activities such as summarizing information, creating visual aids, or breaking down texts into smaller sections would be great.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reword your child &#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> positive reinforcement can help children with dyslexia build their confidence and feel good about their achievements. Acknowledging their efforts, pointing out their strengths, and celebrating their successes with extra family activities is the way to go.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help build a positive image &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">helping children with dyslexia develop a positive self-image by emphasizing their strengths and abilities can boost their confidence and enable them to overcome challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 300;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure your kid gets enough sleep &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">it can help them focus and concentrate better during the day, which is important for learning and retaining information. Establish a regular sleep schedule and ontroduce a relaxing bedtime routine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_d7ed7ca35927284fc3161080e7d05e94\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed3.jpeg\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/unnamed3.jpeg 1000w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_4ed9bbb37b486ad200a8633ad9f01407\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_4ed9bbb37b486ad200a8633ad9f01407\">\n                How to help kids with dyslexia?            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Below we present some activities to help kids with dyslexia at school. This specific learning disorder requires your extra attention and a special teaching approach, but with some effort kids with dyslexia may feel more secure in terms of reading, spelling, and writing correctly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audiobooks<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">If a dyslexic child reads with difficulty and doesn\u2019t enjoy the process, listening to audiobooks might pique their interest. At the same time, such activities help to expand their vocabulary and improve their listening comprehension. This way, a child not only knows a lot of words, but also learns to decipher new words much quicker, even with the difficulties encountered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Aesthetic orientation and creativity are often noted among common personality traits of dyslexic children. Their ability to think in images is a real value in the world of art and greatly contributes to success in this field, compensating for some perceived \u201cfailures\u201d in traditional school education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">At the same time, music lessons not only highlight the child\u2019s strengths, but also contribute to the development of phonemic hearing. A number of studies have confirmed that processing of speech and music takes place in the same areas of the brain. These areas are responsible for the mechanics of speech, the search for correspondence between sounds, symbols and their complex combinations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">During English online lessons at Novakid, teachers use the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading Through Phonics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> method. It helps dyslexic students to match the sound with the letter. At the first stage, kids learn the main sounds separately. During the second stage, they learn to differentiate between sounds in words and read separate words, and only then they learn reading phrases, sentences, and texts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">As our expert Adrienne Landry says: &#8220;Thanks to this method, Novakid students are able to read even unfamiliar words in the future!\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drawing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">A dyslexic child can put a great effort into reading a chapter from a textbook several times, and not remember a single fact afterwards. But should they pick up a pencil and draw words and sentences or even comics and then try to retell the whole story, the information becomes quite accessible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Adrienne Landry adds that a child\u2019s associative thinking is involved 100% of the time. It helps quickly memorize the material they have learned and remember it for a very long time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">It\u2019s recommended to use pencils, crayons and felt-tip pens when preparing homework. While the child is drawing or making crafts, creating some kind of images related to the subject of the study, they understand and remember the material better.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication-based learning activities<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">It can be said that the interpreter-free communicative method of teaching foreign languages with native speakers is preferable for all children, including those with cognitive specifics like dyslexia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u201cMimicry, gestures, pictures will help a student and a teacher to understand each other. Such untranslated English will be better memorized subconsciously. However, trying to read unfamiliar words in printed or electronic form will only cause a headache for a child and can provoke a loss of interest in further studies\u201d, commented Adrienne Landry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Sign up your dyslexic kid to a free demo English lesson with Novakid! It&#8217;s a great idea to try something fresh. See how Novakid teachers approach students who have trouble with reading and conduct lessons in a fun and stress-free way using gamification, songs, and the Total Physical Response method.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Thanks to the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1:1 approach, a child<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">&#8216;s teacher can focus 100% of their attention on a student, and the ones with specific learning disabilities will benefit the most from such an approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always seek support<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Talk to your child&#8217;s teacher, a reading specialist, or a tutor for additional help and support. Encourage your child to join a dyslexia support group for additional resources and support. Peer support groups are safe spaces where people can open up about their struggles and even share their strengths and helpful resources with others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Check for the local dyslexia association in your neighborhood. Knowing that your child is not the only one at school with reading difficulties and that other parents know about dyslexia too will be encouraging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Did you like the article?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">We hope that the information provided in this article was helpful. Reach out to us if you have any more questions regarding dyslexia, causes of dyslexia, or think your child might suffer from it. Trouble learning to read and struggling in school is not the end of the world. With appropriate help you can evaluate and diagnose your kid and help them achieve success in the future. 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