Improves reading accuracy and basic writing skills
Standardized tests, humanities teachers, and the culture at large reward those with
a strong vocabulary. On a subtle level, vocabulary is often used as an unconscious
gauge to determine a person’s level of...
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Improves reading accuracy and basic writing skills
Standardized tests, humanities teachers, and the culture at large reward those with
a strong vocabulary. On a subtle level, vocabulary is often used as an unconscious
gauge to determine a person’s level of intelligence. But much less subtly, having a
strong working vocabulary helps one make meaning from the oral and written
word. Dyslexia has nothing to do with a person’s intelligence. Reading and sitting
side by side with your child and reading their textbook to him or her on a regular
basis may feel overwhelming.
It should be no surprise that dyslexic students struggle with written vocabulary.
Often complex words are challenging because of difficult pronunciations.
Dyslexic students may even know the written word when used in a context or read
aloud, but on a written word list it means nothing. Teachers often deliver
vocabulary in unimaginative and problematic ways, but the good news is that there
are many ways to supplement vocabula
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