Children with Reading Disorders

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Children with Reading Disorders
By Monifa Jones
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Table of Contents
What is a Reading Disorder? Students who suffer
from reading disorders What reading disorders are
associated with What is Dyslexia? What should you
look for? What If I Suspect My child has
Dyslexia? What can I do to help my child? Ten
Ways to Improve Reading Skills and Self
Esteem Links and References
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What is a Reading Disorder?
It is a problem with a childs reading skills.

• What signs are associated with a reading
  disorder?
• Poor recognition of the written word
• Very slow oral reading
• Many mistakes in oral reading
• Very poor comprehension of what has been read.

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Students who suffer from reading disorders
frequently have

• Low self esteem
• Social problems
• Increased dropout rate at school

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Reading disorders may also be associated with

• Conduct disorder
• Attention deficit disorder
• Depression
• Other learning disorders

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What is Dyslexia?
It is a specific learning disability that is
neurological in origin. It is characterized by
difficulties with accurate fluent word
recognition and by poor spelling and decoding
abilities.
Reading is the primary problem, some definitions
also include difficulties with

• Spelling
• Listening
• Speaking
• Math

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What Should I look for?

• Ages 6-11
• Has difficulty pronouncing words, may reverse or
  substitute of words
• Has difficulty carrying out a sequence of
  directions
• Doesnt hear fine differences in words
• Has problems stating thoughts in an organized way
• Confuses the order of letters in words
• Doesnt recognize words previously learned
• Spells a word several different waysdoesnt
  recognize correct version
• Has poor reading comprehension

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• Ages 12-Adult
• Has difficulty remembering what he just read
• Has difficulty concentrating when reading or
  writing
• Is unable to tell important information from
  unimportant
• Spells poorly misspelling is not phonetic
• Has problems taking notes accurately
• Has difficulty organizing and completing written
  projects

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What if I Suspect My Child Has Dyslexia?

• Take notes on the types of errors you child
  makes, how often, and where you noticed
• Keep copies of work and group test results.
• Conference with the teacher
• Check to see if the school offers any special
  instructional programs.
• Request a meeting of your schools
  student/teacher support teams.
• Ask the teacher if he/she thinks your child might
  have a learning disability.

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What Can I do to Help my Child?

• Ask them how they feel about school and what they
  feel they need.
• Tell them you know they try hard. But you and
  their teachers are trying to help them find ways
  to succeed.
• Work in collaboration with school staff
• Look into private tutoring through community
  agencies or private tutors you can afford.
• Encourage them to use their strengths and talents
• Be patient with them and support their efforts.

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Ten Ways to Improve Reading and Self Esteem.

• Set aside a regular time to read to your children
  everyday.
• 2. Surround your children with reading material.
• 3. Have a family reading time.
• 4. Encourage a wide variety of reading activities
• 5. Develop the library habit.
• 6. Be knowledgeable about your childrens
  progress.
• 7. Look for reading problems.
• 8. Get help promptly for reading problems.
• 9. Use a variety of aids to help your children.
• 10. Show enthusiasm for your childrens reading.

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Links and References
http//www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/Reading
.html http//www.dyslexia-teacher.com/ http//www.
familyeducation.com/article/print/0,1303,66-24428,
00.html?obj_gra http//www.schwablearning.org/arti
cles.asp?r43g1