Dyslexia Intervention and Support Solihull

07/12/2023

Adding the suffix 'less' and 'ness' through discovery learning.

With strong morphological skills, students can approach a novel multisyllabic word and break it into parts in order to predict the meaning. This skill helps in all areas of literacy: decoding, spelling, comprehension, and oral language.

03/12/2023

There's a 70% discount on Nessy at the moment: number sense, reading and spelling.

Nessy has a different approach to learning – using memory strategies and phonic rules combined with motivating games. It is ideal for those with dyslexia by helping them to catch up and gain confidence.

03/12/2023

Practising nonword reading -phase 5 & 6 with a game.

Reading nonsense words is always good to revisit. These silly words are vital to phonics instruction because it forces the reader to use their letter sound knowledge to read the word instead of memorisation.

26/11/2023

Phonemic Awareness
Rhyming is the foundation for advanced phonemic awareness skills. It's crucial for literacy development, including reading and spelling.

We got the spatula out to give the rhyming word a good whack!!

26/11/2023

It's common to mix up different letters, especially 'u' and 'y'. Pop a letter into a bag and ask the child to feel the letter to see if they can work out what letter is in the bag.

Tactile learning will help transfer learning to their long-term memory.

26/11/2023

Building new real words and nonsense words through 'onset and rime' dice game.

26/11/2023

Do I use a 'c' or 'k' to make the /k/ sound?

Here's a couple of ways to help you remember 😊

19/11/2023

Learning the magic 'e' rule.
She's explained it brilliantly 👏

14/10/2023

Parents gathered outside Bath Abbey and Plymouth Council House as part of a day of national campaigning across the country. | ITV News West Country

25/07/2023

25/07/2023

What's the way to make reading easier and faster? There are just a few steps and the text becomes much more readable:

*enlarge fonts to 12-14 point

*enlarge 35% inter-letter / character spacing

* enlarge Inter-word spacing

* ❗️avoid underlining and italics❗️

*use dyslexia-friendly fonts- you'll find some of them in the graphics 😉

For more guidance:

[https://cdn.bdadyslexia.org.uk/.../BDA-Style-Guide-2023...](https://cdn.bdadyslexia.org.uk/uploads/documents/Advice/style-guide/BDA-Style-Guide-2023.pdf?v=1680514568&fbclid=IwAR04X5q-PKBL8A9GBhDdXpFuCPd2OZMDE5y00K4RZupjYoWfWObOzWHfLOQ)

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