In one exercise, educators tried to decode symbols that represented letters in order to read simple passages. They found it to be difficult and time-consuming to decipher the symbols. The educators displayed a range of emotions, including frustration, stress, anger, anxiety—all emotions that students with dyslexia experience when they try to read. The simulation reminded educators that children with dyslexia may need extra time and attention, and some accommodations in order to succeed.
Learning with Dyslexia - Dyslexia Simulation
Submitted by Judy Hanning on Wed, 2017-04-12 12:46
Dyslexia is a language-based learning disorder which can affect the way a person reads, understands words and spells. It’s estimated that about one in five students have dyslexia to some degree. A group called Learning Alley recently held a dyslexia simulation for educators at Hamilton Middle School in Denver, Colorado. The simulation put the educators through a series of exercises to demonstrate to them what it’s like to deal with dyslexia.
Key Takeaways:
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Denver’s Hamilton Middle School is offering a program called Learning Ally which offers simulation exercises to educators.
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The goal of these exercises is to simulate the experience of a child with a learning disorder, in order to elicit empathy and understanding among educators.
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Educators who have taken the program become cognizant of how important it can be to offer students extra time, attention and accommodations such as typical technologies.
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