Not exact matches
The majority wrote that since most learning disabilities are rooted in dyslexia - an inability to read and process information quickly — and as the SAT is not supposed to be a test of speed (or so the College Board says), a
dyslexic student's
need for more time should be allowed without consequence.
Electronic support has made tremendous differences to
dyslexic students young and old and
needs to feature as early as possible in the
dyslexic pupil's educational career.
The impetus to educate parents and even deal with their own learning
needs (most of the
dyslexic students I've taught have at least one parent who admits to having similar problems).
«One of our biggest successes achieved through our Future First network was a
dyslexic former
student who is now a successful local architect speaking to our
students with special educational
needs about overcoming adversity, which generated lots of positive feedback from the
students involved.
With that generalized label sometimes it may take a teacher awhile before they realize that the
student is
dyslexic and
need specialized assistance.
Those groups say that the specific
needs of
students with dyslexia are too often glossed over, because educators don't know enough about the disorder, or that they lump
dyslexic students along with struggling learners who may have different challenges.
Whether a teacher works in a general education or special education setting, public or private school, with
dyslexics, struggling readers or skilled readers, all teachers
need to be trained in the science of reading to improve the outcomes for all
students.