What is Dyslexia?
Did you know that they made Dyslexia workbooks for children?
Dyslexia is a language-based disorder that is characterized by difficulty with decoding single words. This difficulty is normally a reflection of the individuals inability to properly phonological process words. It is important to note that dyslexia has nothing to do with any sort of visual impairment, and that they can severely hamper an individual’s ability to read.
Dyslexia includes the inability to:
– Name letters
– Read words and/or sentences
– Recognize words directly (even if the individual can sound them out)
The different forms of dyslexia are most likely directly related to the different brain regions that are affect; most theories focus on the non-primary area that are located in the frontal lobe and temporal lobe of the brain. Dyslexia symptoms vary greatly on the area of the brain that is affected but any symptoms that lead to complications with the above listed inabilities are to be taken seriously.
Originally Dyslexia was defined as “a difficulty with reading and writing that could not be explained by general intelligence”. One general way to test for dyslexia is to compare the reading and writing abilities of an individual in relation to their general intelligence and then taking that data and comparing it with a general population.
Other Learning Disorders Related to Dyslexia
Some of the other conditions that are related with dyslexia are dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADD or ADHD, and dyspraxia. Some of these conditions have similar problems with dyslexia. However, they also have specific symptoms that delineate them from it.
Dysgraphia is basically difficulty with handwriting. Here you are unsure whether you are right or left handed. You also have very poor or slow handwriting. Copying can be difficult. Plus you fine motor skills are really in a bad condition.
Dyscalculia deals with extreme difficulty with math. Simple counting of objects is already hard. You can also reverse your numbers and have lots of calculation errors. Memorizing math facts are not one of your favorite things to do, along with copying math problems.
ADD or ADHD deals with difficulty on attention. You are very inattentive and easily distracted by things around you. You can also be impulsive and hyperactive at times.
Dyspraxia is basically difficulty in coordinating and planning body movements. This can affect both gross and fine motor skills. You can have some difficulty in coordinating your facial muscles, in which a simple smile can be hard to do.
Best Dyslexia Children’s Workbooks
Learn to Read for Kids with Dyslexia: 101 Games and Activities
Learning to read with dyslexia can be a challenge for kids, but it’s a challenge they can conquer—with the right tools. Using a targeted approach to skill development, Learn to Read for Kids with Dyslexia features more than 100 colorful games and activities that strengthen auditory processing skills, support letter formation in writing, and, most importantly, make reading fun!
Extra Practice for Struggling Readers
While phonics instruction is important for all readers, it is essential for older students whose underdeveloped reading skills impede content-area learning. This resource offers dozens of practice pages that give struggling readers multiple opportunities to recognize, review, and reinforce must-know phonics elements, such as consonants, long and short vowels, blends, digraphs, and more. With this practice, students dramatically improve their ability to recognize sound-spelling relationships and use these skills to accurately and efficiently decode words, which in turn boosts fluency and comprehension.
50 Orton-Gillingham Based Lessons for Struggling Readers with Dyslexia
Blast Off to Reading is a reading program for dyslexia, designed for older students, ages 7-13, based on the Orton-Gillingham approach. This program includes the lesson-based workbook with an online app for teaching tools and games that go with the lessons. Go to Blast Off To Reading dot com for the app.
Writing Workbook for Kids with Dyslexia
Children who are diagnosed with dyslexia have added difficulties with writing and reading. However, dyslexic children may be able to write and read normally if proper techniques are applied and their learning is guided by an educator. In this workbook for children you have all the necessary activities to make a child improve his writing and reading skills while having a pleasant and fun time.
Which way?: Letter and Digit Reversals Workbook
This workbook is for children who can trace well at speed, thus appear to have developed adequate motor memory in their fingers, yet struggle to remember ‘which way’ to write the letter or digit. It is very likely that they will be ready to integrate this type of linear visual-spatial information at a later time. For now, they have no real-life representation, or model, of a handful of graphic shapes in their brains, and this, in turn, can affect their confidence in writing independently.
Handwriting Practice Book for Kids
This is a beginning handwriting book to help kids ages 6-8 learn to write with complete step-by-step instructions. Based on modern learning techniques and supported by playful drills, this tracing book is the perfect starting book to give your kid a preschool head-start with 100+ pages of tracing practice.
A Workbook for Dyslexics
This reading program is perfect for older students and adults who have dyslexia. It does not contain “babyish” pictures, or phrasing that an older student would find insulting. It does, however, contain larger text (16 point – Arial) to accommodate side-by-side instruction.
200 Essential Sight Words for Kids Learning to Write and Read
Practice learning to read and write each High Frequency Sight Word. Fun and cheerful illustrations to build engagement. Workbook is organized with progressive skill building to boost your kid’s comprehension! This illustrated sight word activity book is perfect for all kids over 5 years who want to learn to read and write in a fun way!
Workbook for Kids with Dysgraphia. A handwriting workbook
Dysgraphia is a disorder or difficulty in composing written texts. The vast majority of children with dysgraphia do not suffer from any intellectual or neurological impairment. The handwriting of people with dysgraphia is often messy and simple things like holding the pencil can become a tedious task In this book you will find multiple activities for the child to practice with the pencil.
