SYMPTOMS OF DYSCALCULIA
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1M ago
Dyscalculia is not as often talked about as dyslexia. People often misunderstood a child’s struggle with word problems as a sign of dyscalculia. While it can be, it is often a case of confusion with the language used in such word problems and so is more of a comprehension issue.People with dyscalculia struggle with understanding numeracy, trouble with counting, confusion with mathematical symbols, counting with fingers instead of advancing to mental calculations, etc.Above is a list ..read more
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CHINESE DYSLEXIA?
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4M ago
This article was written by a Speech Language Pathologist some years back. What she described is commonly experienced by many of the dyslexics I encounter in the course of my intervention work. In addition to struggling with the English language, many of these children also struggle with the Chinese language. As far as I know, there is no official test in Singapore for Chinese dyslexia and the diagnosis is not recognised. I agree with the author that dyslexia can occur in any language and I know for a fact that it has affected people learning other languages. Regardless of which langua ..read more
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LEARNING MULTIPLICATION FACTS
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5M ago
I often get parents of dyslexic children telling me that their child struggles with multiplication tables. I remember as a child, the way I learnt the multiplication tables was through rote memorising. Dyslexics, on the other hand, don’t learn the same way as we do. Multiplication tables can be mastered in a logical way and I agree with what the speaker in the video shared, through the process of first counting, then figuring out and finally, retention of facts learnt. Dyslexics are good at seeing patterns and making sense of things. Are you still making your child memorise the multiplicati ..read more
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WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH MATH?
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7M ago
So far, I have been talking about how confusion causes dyslexia and the source of such confusion stems from symbols that dyslexics cannot picture, such as punctuation marks and high frequency words, which impact their decoding, reading fluency and comprehension. Dyslexics also encounter confusion when dealing with math subject (typically with word problems), not because they do not have the skill to do arithmetic but because they struggle to comprehend the questions. You see them re-reading the questions. Frowns start to form, fingers start tapping on the table, they start fidgeting an ..read more
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MASTERING HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS
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7M ago
Dyslexia is an alternative way of thinking and learning. Dyslexics have a preference for using pictures or images in their thought process rather than words. This allows them to view the world from many different perspectives and in creative ways. As picture thinkers, dyslexics easily become confused by things that do not make sense to their non-verbal, picture thinking style. They have fewer issues with words whose meaning they can picture, such as “dog”, “rainbow”, “dinosaur” but they often make mistakes with words like “as”, “so”, “just” in their reading. To give an example, a client I w ..read more
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WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH COMMON SIGHT WORDS?
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8M ago
Besides punctuation marks (touched on in my earlier post), another source of confusion for dyslexics which impacts their reading comprehension is the common sight words, which makes up about 75% of each page of text. Dyslexics tend to think primarily in pictures and images as opposed to words. They typically get confused by the common sight words because they cannot picture the meaning. When they cannot picture those words, they cannot make sense of what they read. They are merely mouthing the words they see in a text. A way to assess whether they know what they are reading is to get them t ..read more
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PUNCTUATION MATTERS
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8M ago
In my previous post, I wrote about how confusion causes dyslexia. To illustrate further, let’s now look at how confusion with punctuation marks, one of the symbols we encounter in languages, impacts comprehension for dyslexics. Some time back, I worked with an adult dyslexic. She is a good reader and spelling is not an issue, but she struggles to comprehend what she is reading. While she reads fluently, her reading pace was quite fast and she was not aware whenever she made reading mistakes. I then uncovered that she did not have a good understanding of some of the punctuation marks used. P ..read more
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CONFUSION CAUSES DYSLEXIA
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8M ago
There is still a lack of accurate understanding of what dyslexia is. Ron Davis, the creator of the Davis Dyslexia Correction Programme says that “dyslexia is not a complexity. It is a compound of simple factors that can be dealt with step-by-step”. In other words, what you see your child experiencing stems from confusion. Confusion (with words, symbols, environment, etc) is what caused dyslexia. The more confused a dyslexic is, the more the dyslexic symptoms (such as letter reversal, making reading mistakes, especially with the high frequency words like ‘of’, ‘from’, ‘this’, etc) will show ..read more
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Book review: the boy, the whale and the hermit crab
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9M ago
I first met Kilian, the main character in the book early this year when I provided intervention to him. While observing how I work with Kilian, his mother, Katherine was inspired which led to her writing this children's book to help young children understand their dyslexia. A truly inspirational book borne out of a mother's love for her dyslexic son. It captured the heart of a parent who witnessed her son's struggles with learning difficulties. More than that, it was written to bring hope and encouragement to young children, to help them understand the unique way they think and learn and to ..read more
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Overcoming dyslexia to become student leader
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10M ago
Ms Christina Tan deferred her daughter Edena Goh's primary education by a year as she could not read or write because of dyslexia. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO Edena Goh was bullied and had low self-esteem over her learning condition, but found that embracing it inspired others​ By any standard, Edena Goh is an accomplished student. She studied triple science in secondary school, was head pre- fect and scored seven points for her O levels. She did it all while being dyslexic. “It’s been a difficult journey,” says the articulate 18-year-old junior college student. Her mother Christina Tan, 51, says h ..read more
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