Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia

WHAT IS

Dyslexia?

Dyslexia is primarily a reading disability, but also impacts many other areas of learning and expression, and has been recognized as a discrete learning disability for many decades.

Franklin-approved tutors offer effective strategies to support students with dyslexia.

Learning to Read Vs. Reading to Learn

 

While a student is learning to read, it is difficult to learn from reading. Franklin-approved tutors provide bypass strategies to support students with slowly emerging reading skills.

Some of these strategies may include:

  • Reading material aloud
  • Paraphrasing assigned reading
  • Using illustrations and diagrams to promote comprehension

As reading skills improve, Franklin-approved tutors help students develop advanced reading comprehension strategies such as:

  • Skimming and scanning
  • Annotating written material
  • Writing brief summaries

WHAT IS

Dysgraphia?

Children with dysgraphia struggle with most aspects of writing. Writing develops along a similar trajectory to reading, where a child moves from basic skills, like recognizing letters, to sophisticated writing skills.

Franklin-approved tutors offer effective strategies to support students with dysgraphia.

 

LEARNING TO WRITE VS. WRITING TO LEARN

 

While a student is learning to write, it is difficult to use writing as a method of communication. Franklin-approved tutors provide appropriate bypass strategies to support students with slowly emerging writing skills.

Some of these strategies may include:

  • Thoroughly discussing a writing assignment
  • Brainstorming important ideas with the student
  • When appropriate, allowing the student to dictate their thoughts to the tutor

As writing skills improve, Franklin-approved tutors help students develop advanced writing strategies such as:

  • Learning the 5-paragraph essay structure
  • Improving basic mechanics and grammar
  • Developing the capacity for reviewing and revising

WHAT IS

Dyscalculia?

Dyscalculia is a math learning disability that has many similarities to dyslexia and dysgraphia. Children with dyscalculia have difficulty with math at a fundamental level, such as counting, recognizing numbers, forming numbers, understanding money, and telling time.

Franklin-approved tutors offer effective strategies to support students with dyscalculia.

These strategies include:

  • Improving math fluency by providing opportunities for repetition and reinforcement
  • Promoting accurate transcription and completion of math problems
  • Identifying and correcting calculation errors
  • Converting word problem into pictographs and diagrams

 

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