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Why Bright Children Struggle to ReadAlthough reading this may now seem easy, learning to read is probably the hardest thing most of us ever do. Literacy was only developed around 5000 years ago and so we have to rewire our brain in order to link visual images (processed in the visual cortex) to sounds and linguistics (processed in the auditory cortex). It is not something that the brain has been designed for through evolution. As a result, most children do find learning to read hard and one in five children reaches the age of 11 unable to read proficiently. Many use strategies of sight memorisation and guessing to shortcut the reading process. It can work well initially, but gets them into trouble between the ages of six and nine. We find that these children are often of above average intelligence. And the good news is that we are usually able to teach them to read competently in around 6-9 months. The term dyslexia is used when a child is struggling to read more than would be expected for the child's general level of intelligence. However, dyslexia is surrounded by controversy and confusion. You will find it hard to find two matching definitions of it. And people often view it as a single learning disability. Our experience has been very different. What concerns us more than the meaning of dyslexia is the underlying reasons for reading difficulty. I don't really care whether someone is dyslexic or not, I just want to teach them to read. Any "diagnosis" of dyslexia without a detailed description of what is causing the problem is irrelevant to my mind. It is like a garage mechanic looking you in the eye and saying "Madam, we have inspected your car and it doesn't work". So, the foundation to Easyread is our analysis of the causes of dyslexia. Once you know the symptoms of each cause of dyslexia and you can spot them, you are at least half way to solving the problem and seeing the child learn to read. Therefore, I would suggest reading our description of the causes of dyslexia first, to see if any of them seem to match what you have seen. |
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Teaching a child to readIt`s not always rosy when you`re Teaching A Child To Read because sometimes they can struggle. It can be frustrating for the child if they suddenly find reading to be a problem and they might want to disassociate themselves from the activity altogether. As a parent you might worry when you are Teaching A Child To Read if they don`t seem to be making much progress. One good solution is to use some of the learning aids that are available at the moment that utilise synthetic phonics. Parents who are Teaching A Child To Read using synthetic phonics blend letter sounds together to form the full pronunciation of the words. At first the letter sound is taught and then this is synthesised to form the correct word. When parents are Teaching A Child To Read using this method all the emphasis is on the child to use the letter sounds to form the words on their own. Take the word dog for instance that has three individual letters. Each letter sound is given out individually and when each letter sound has been taught the child can put them together to build up the word. Parents that find their children are struggling with their reading skills could soon be Teaching A Child To Read successfully with the right synthetic phonics coaching. synthetic phonicsWhen your child learns to read on their own using Synthetic Phonics, it is one of those monumental occasions as a parent. You might think that your child is doing really well with their reading but then they suddenly start struggling with more complex texts. What can be the problem you might be wondering when they were doing fine not so long ago? It`s simple really. When children first learn to read the vocabulary is smaller and the child can use their visual memory to remember different words used in their books. However, as they get older and the books become more complicated they can`t use that memory process as well. This leads to frustration and guessing. The child might rebel saying they no longer want to read. There is no need to worry too much because they can help their children to learn to read correctly using Synthetic Phonics. Synthetic Phonics will certainly help with the reading process if it is presented to the child in an appropriate way for that child. Learning solutions can be found that will ease the child back into reading and if they use the Synthetic Phonics approach, their reading should take off completely in around 6-9 months. Once the child has been taught how to read, their world will open up as they engage with one type of text after another. Helping a child to readWhat could be more satisfying than Helping A Child To Read and giving them the gift of reading for life? A child who can read can have new adventures every day as they engage with numerous interesting texts written by various authors. From an early age parents can be Helping A Child To Read but at times the process can be a bit of a struggle. A child that once showed real promise might suddenly have a relapse and begin to struggle with all types of texts. This might be due to the fact that they used to memorise certain texts if they were small enough. When greeted with longer texts it becomes more difficult and that`s when the problems begin. The government recognises this problem in children and they recommend using synthetic phonics as an aid. Parents that are Helping A Child To Read by using this method teach the letter sounds first and then they blend the sounds together to pronounce the full words. dyslexicWhen a child is Dyslexic, he or she can have a number of possible problems causing difficulty with reading. However, the truth is that these children are often very gifted individuals. Many of them have turned out to be inventors and artists. Leonardo Da Vinci was Dyslexic, and so was Albert Einstein. These two stand out as examples of children with learning problems who emerged as pioneers in their fields. With today`s research and knowledge on our side, children with this learning disability can be diagnosed and taught in an appropriate manner. dyslexiaDyslexia is described as a learning disability. Many people have been misunderstood because they had this disability. Those who have dislexia can have trouble with their motor skills. They also cannot read easily and they struggle with writing and other day-to-day tasks. While many children have been known to overcome these difficulties, a lot of them have struggled. Research today has allowed proper and timely intervention in this regard, and now children in school who suffer with this disability can be identified. Trained teachers can help them out, and they tend to show a tremendous amount of improvement in a short span of time. |