Description
When supporting students with dyslexia, it’s important to see them as a student first, and then as a person with a learning difference. In this lesson, Lisa Van Gemert (Gifted Guru) takes this as her starting point, providing educators with ideas for recognizing their students’ strengths while supporting students in the areas that are most challenging for them.
Ms. Van Gemert walks through each idea category by category:
Some of the ideas shared include the following:
- Emphasize visuals whenever possible
- Highlight key words in instructions
- Use hands-on demonstrations and field trips
- Utilize guided notes
- Pay attention to the format of assignments
In addition to the lesson, Ms. Van Gemert provides three tutorials where she demonstrates several of the ideas discussed in the lesson.
Marie – DRISCOLL ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter shared lots of great tips to help support students with dyslexia.
Mindy – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Very good information! I learned things I did not know.
Angela – GREENEVIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course was extremely helpful as it affirmed some of the accommodations that I had been using. It also informed me about helpful resources that I did not know about prior to this course.
Kealey – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I got several new ideas that would benefit my students with Dyslexia. I appreciated the screenshots and demonstrations. I felt like this was up close and personal, like I was sitting in the room with the presenter. I took away several new tools and resources.
Tiffany – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Good course
Paige – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Gave great modifications that I can even use at the kindergarten level.
Keelie – BETHEL LOCAL (verified owner) –
good job
shellie – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
great
Elizabeth – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
This course gives some great recommendations of how best to instruct/assess students with dyslexia and to see them as any other student with strengths and weaknesses, some related to their disability, some not.
Lauren – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I like the suggestions and examples given to work with students with dyslexia.
Kortney – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course really help enlighten me to the issues my child and other students deal with and the best way to attack the classroom to better them and myself
Jenny – RIDGEWOOD LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very informational
Sarah – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was helpful and easy to make tangible applications in my classroom to better assist my students with dyslexia.
Arrie – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I think content about our students with dyslexia is very helpful to gen ed teachers.
Elsa – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course provided very good information to keep in mind when you have a student with dyslexia in your classroom.
Ana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent Course
Sandra – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked how to help Dyslexia students now and in the future.
Fawn – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
I found it to be helpful for new teachers that have not worked with students disabilities.
Mandi – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
fantastic
Pam – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies for supporting students with dyslexia.
Kimberly – JEFFERSON AREA LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was a good, short review of practical ways to help dyslexic students.
Tammy – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
I think it is a great course, but it doesn’t apply to my job as a secretary
Rifat – HPS – HOUSTON NORTH (verified owner) –
Good strategies.
Antonia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Samantha – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
Great ideas.
Josephine – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative class.
Rachel – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Great tips for working with students that have dyslexia.
Traci – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
I especially liked the amazon links and the images of useful tools available to help students
Kristin – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Good.
Barbara – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Tabitha – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
great
Chelsea – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
🙂
Brenda – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Very thorough.
Kyle – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
It was ok. But a portion of it sounded like a sales pitch for a product.
Kyle – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Great resource.
Letitia – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very helpful to refresh and review dyslexia.
Chelsea – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
George – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
informational
Gregory – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Great tips to help ensure success!
Erin – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Contained some misinformation. Dyslexia is a neurobiological disorder, not visual. Research does not support the use of colored overlays for students with dyslexia.
Charlene – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful in offering strategies to help students
Lisa – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Good resources offered for working with students.
Elsa – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Informative!
Patsy – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Good course, good information.
christina – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Adela – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Christopher – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent presentation of the information and very informative on resources for students with dyslexia, and visuals that aided in comprehending the lesson.
Pamela – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
This course offered many detailed ways to help dyslexic students.
Jennifer – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and usefull.
Mark – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Accurate