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  Case: Dyslexia in the Classroom
In one of my current courses we are talking about dyslexia. One of the major things Ive seen from classmates on this topic is the idea that reading takes a bit longer for these students if they have the phonological dyslexia. so the question is, if I know a student has dyslexia, do I call on them to read a passage out loud? Is dyslexia talked about within the classrooms? Because I have never heard a teacher talk about dyslexia and the disability.
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I've been trying this lately for students in the class I'm interning for that are behind their peers in terms of reading (none are confirmed to have dyslexia but the teacher and I are watching one to see if we can find more signs). Only call on them when they volunteer to read or spell (depending on the lesson, generally a phonics lesson but one of them wanted to read the problem for us during math).

If they volunteer then I see a problem with possibly embarrassing them but it's worth noting that you still need to be able to keep up the pace of the lesson.

As for that second question, you probably figured this out already from my first paragraph but yes, the teacher I'm working with has mentioned dyslexia in the classroom. She's been having me ask students to perform reading checks periodically and I noticed one student making mistakes that stood out compared to their peers that got the same questions wrong. She said that that was a common sign of dyslexia and we started paying closer attention to this student when reading to see if we can find more signs. Only signs we've found so far is that he doesn't like reading and avoids it as much as possible but this doesn't stand out compared to most of the class that does the same thing.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Great solution
Rated On: October 16, 2022 6:23 pm
Rated By: dedyqa
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I would use this in my classroom
Rated On: October 17, 2022 3:11 am
Rated By: NyXaze
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I found it interesting that the teacher talks about dyslexia in the classroom because that is the first time I've heard of a teacher doing that. I do think that reading checks are a good way to check the student's reading skills without embarrassing them in front of the whole class.
Rated On: November 11, 2022 3:36 pm
Rated By: Vanessa Ferrer
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think it is really great the teachers are looking out for dyslexia
Rated On: April 1, 2023 5:40 pm
Rated By: aVuSyT
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: this is good
Rated On: November 5, 2023 2:14 pm
Rated By: aSyLyt