Written by: Mrs. S. Devipriya Senthilkumar, Secretary, Helikx Open School
Children with learning difficulties will need special help by way of special / remedial education in any one or more of the following areas:
ACADEMIC: Reading, Spelling, Arithmetic/ Math, Writing, Handwriting, Composition
NON-ACADEMIC: Fine Motor, Visual-Motor, Gross Motor, Phonological Processing, Language, Memory ,Visual / Auditory Discrimination – Visual / Auditory
What is not learning disability?
low intelligence/an intellectual disabil-ity
mental illness/emotional disturbance
autism
visual or auditory acuity problems
laziness/lack of motivation
a way to avoid other issues
a physical handicap
the result of a poor academic back-ground
Tutoring students with learning disabilities - The Best Approach
Visual learners need to see things writ-ten down or in graph form.
Auditory learners prefer to listen to new information rather than read it.
Kinesthetics /tactile learners learn by doing or experimenting.
REMEDIAL METHODOLOGIES Multi-sensory Approach (VAKT)
(The Orton– Gillingham Approach)
V – Visual
A -Auditory
K -kinesthetic
T -Tactile
What is taught?
Phonemic awareness is the first step
Phonemic / grapheme correspondence
The six types of syllables
Probabilities and rules
How it is taught?
Simultaneous multi-sensory instruction
Visual drill (see the letter)
Auditory drill (say its name)
Kinesthetics / tactile drill (write in the air)
Intense instruction with ample practice
Dyslexic students need much more practice than for regular readers
Direct ,Explicit Instruction
Teach one rule at a time
Practice it until it is stable in both reading and spelling before introducing a new rule.
Systematic and cumulative
Must continue to wave previously learned rules into current lessons to keep them fresh and solid.
Synthetic and analytic
How to the individual letters or sounds put together to form a word (synthetic).
How to look at a long word and break it into smaller pieces (analytic).
Diagnostic Teaching: The teacher must continuously assess their students understanding and ability to apply the rules.
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