I have a friend, and he can do anything else...except spell. Otherwise he is a great reader...and can pronounce words better than anyone I know. He is a mechanic, a welder and he's completely just awsome at about anything. He's 17 years old, and for a long time did not know he was dyslexic. Im closest to him, and he has asked me to help him learn how to spell. I have made my own plans on ways to teach him, but I love him to death and will try anything that works. Please help me out anyone who can? Id highly respect that.
Please no snotty *** remarks...I'm just trying to help a friend. And yes, later on, he's gonna go and get professional help but he wants my help on the side for sure.
2007-07-14 20:40:13 · 4 answers · asked by mizz_phantom 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Get an alphabet set that can be handled, touched, felt... he needs to FEEL the letters in his hands instead of just seeing them. Also realize that this process can take years, but at least you can get him started. You will need more letters than just the alphabet by itself, so you might need more than one set of letters. Tactile learning might work vastly better to teach a dyslexic how to spell than rote memorization. Good luck.
2007-07-14 20:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with FredaBeth on ScottishRite. There's a center in my state/area. Testing can be costly, but if you're willing to go on a waiting list (may take awhile), they offer free testing periodically.
Spelling difficulty is a common problem for dyslexics, and I don't know that there's a single approach that will work. Both my oldest daughter and father are dyslexic and the one thing I've noticed that they have in common is that they tend to spell most everything phonetically. With my daughter (10), we just take things slowly. If she's having difficulty with a word, we work on the particular part of the word that she's spelling phonetically... focusing more on memorizing (and writing) the combination of letters that form a particular sound than on the whole word. Also, it's very frustrating for her so we take frequent breaks when studying/practicing. Sometimes we'll work on a single word or combination of letters that make a sound for up to a week. I've found that (for her) it leads to more long-term success with spelling words because she doesn't feel so overwhelmed. My dad, on the other hand, has pretty much given up and is thankful that we have spell-check now...lol.
2007-07-15 04:11:16 · answer #2 · answered by rrm38 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Dallas, Texas has outstanding Dyslexia programs for both children and adults. Get in touch with them. Dyslexia takes many forms. I don't know off hand of a site to look at, but Dyscalculia.com has a link and some information about reading dyslexia. Also, the Texas Education Agency has a decent definition on their site. You can Google TEA for their address.
2007-07-15 03:47:49 · answer #3 · answered by FredaBeth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok seriously, i think this idea may work..
use reverse psychology.
like if he is confused between b and c.
tell him c's are b's and b's are c's..
im not joking..
it may work..
good luck
2007-07-15 03:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋