[senco-forum] infants and dyslexia

Rapid is fine for this but bear in mind that the research says that rhyming 
skills are not that closely related to reading delay.  The key skill is the 
ability to segment words and syllables into phonemes.   As the parents are 
saying that it is a family pattern you also need to know what methods were 
used to teach THEM reading.   It may be that their dyslexia was brought 
about by whole language / look say methods.   What you may be looking at is 
a cognitive dyslexia, in other words the result of flawed teachiing methods 
for the particular learner.

We produce and perceive speech syllabically.  Some learners need to be 
taught how to segment the spoken word into its constituent parts, some pick 
it up easily.   It is a skill that is needed only if you want to learn to 
read using an alphabetic script.  So, before the (child centered = the 
problem lies within the child not with how he / she is being dealt with) 
labels start flying around try teachiing approaches that will develop 
segmenting and blending skills such as those put forward by Mary.  Failing 
that as you are in Cornwall contact  Sheila Patterson a SENco in the 
Treverbyn area.

Philip EP
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From: "Mary Kelly" <mary.kelly4 at ntlworld.com>
To: "'Amanda'" <amandavh at btinternet.com>; "'senco-forum'" 
<senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 8:29 AM
Subject: RE: [senco-forum] infants and dyslexia

Hi Amanda,
Get hold of Lucid Rapid Dyslexia screening programme if you can (you may
even be able to use the demonstration disc for up to three children - you
could call them and ask). Look at
http://www.lucid-research.com/sales/esales.htm?category_id=31&product_id=184
. This programme will look at phonological skills (a rhyming task), auditory
working memory and visual-verbal memory, in a way that the child will find
completely non-threatening. It will then print you a graph and a statistical
risk that the child may be dyslexic. If you get a risk that is moderate or
high you can then use Peter Hatcher's "Sound Linkage" to find out where the
phonological awareness weaknesses are and to begin to address them. The
child will also find this enjoyable and fun. You can also build phonological
awareness games into the whole class' work and all the children will
benefit. There are lots of such activities in J M Adams' "Phonemic Awareness
in Young Children". These last two resources are not expensive at all -
about £30 for Peter Hatcher I think.
Hope that helps a little.
Good luck,
Mary

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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Amanda
Sent: 02 September 2007 08:13
To: senco-forum
Subject: [senco-forum] infants and dyslexia

Hello
  Can you give me some advice please.
  What would you  advise an infant / reception teacher to look for as
evidence of dyslexia in a child of 5 or 6 where the family has a history of
dyslexia and is anxious that the school picks this up as soon as possible.
  Thanks for your help.
  Amanda
  Secondary SENCO
  Cornwall

Amanda
Secondary SENCO
Cornwall

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