Reading Station
"I don't 'suffer' from dyslexia, I live with it and work with it. I suffer from the ignorance of people who think they know what I can and cannot do."
- Erica Cook
Flash Cards
Many dyslexics struggle with memorizing their sight words. When I wrote the book, Princess Lizzy, I used mostly sight words and a few non-sight words. Before the story, the teacher reviews the non-sight word flash cards. After going through the flash cards, the teacher assumes the students know all of the words. However, the students can't recall any of the words - sight words or flash card words - because they're not made up of letters, but symbols.
The flash cards are in the lesson plan and PowerPoint presentation.
Coded Book
The words in Princess Lizzy are made up of symbols insted of letters. It is kind of like reading a book in Japanese. The students have never seen these words and do not know what the symbols mean, making it impossible for them to read. The teacher acts as if the book is an easy read and everyone should be able to read it with ease, especially since the flash card were just reviewed. Because this is not true, the students get frustrated and disappointed.
View Downloads for copies of the book.
Debrief
The debrief is very important to help the students process their thoughs and what they experienced. The teacher will show the students the reading code (in the PowerPoint). Explain that the "code" is different for every dyslexic person and changes daily.