Archive for October, 2010

Ideas+ Ideas+ More!!!

October 8th, 2010

Rise and Shine!!   Sight words Sight words will cause a dyslexic problems because these words can not be translated into visual pictures. Now I realise this. So I thought how can we fix this problem using technology? Idea: In Computer Lab time, Eric can use paint to design his own sight words! I will [...]

Famous People!

October 7th, 2010

    What do Jamie Oliver, Keira Knightley, Richard Branson, Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein have in common? They are all internationally recognised for their chosen field…and guess what..they are all DYSLEXIC! Activity Idea I thought it would be inspirational for Eric to build a poster with famous people who have Dyslexia. This may boost [...]

Davis Dyslexia Program

October 5th, 2010

Greetings~ Hope you have all been well! Eric has been settling into a new literacy program well. We organised a reading remediation program with him and ask him for feedback and how he feels about his learning pace, so we get to reflect and monitor on our progress together! Have you heard about the Davis [...]

Report calls for action on Dyslexia

October 4th, 2010

Hallelujah! Take a look at this article! There is National recognition of Dyslexia as a disability. The Federal Government is recognising the need to address this disability and recognises that further training and profresional development for us, teacher is important! Definetely a plus for us! Due to the lack of support, research has found that [...]

S.t.r.a.t.e.g.i.e.s?

October 1st, 2010

Today I had a conversation with Eric, it has been a big week for him doing all those tests and for his family to finally accept his condition. We talked more in depth about how he felt and how we could work together to make things easier for him in the classroom. He told me [...]