Strategies:
Student-suggested strategies:
This is a list of TOP STRATEGIES reported through a survey of AHS students with dyslexia:
86% -- Listening to texts on audio (68% prefer Youtube)
71% -- Re-reading a text multiple times to better understand it
57% -- Having someone read the article or text out loud
42% -- Using a laptop or other device to help me process ideas
40% -- Taking notes/writing down the information in my own words
25% -- Drawing illustrations to help me remember concepts
Other tools/apps/strategies recommended by students:
Dragon Speech to Text, Voice Dream to read any book without DRM protection, Khan Academy to re-learn key concepts, agenda or time management app, color-coding notes, word scanners or kindles that help define words, spelling dictionaries
We are currently collecting ideas from AHS students with dyslexia to share with AHS students with dyslexia.
If you have a strategy that works well for you, please complete the survey found on the homepage of this website.
This is a list of TOP STRATEGIES reported through a survey of AHS students with dyslexia:
86% -- Listening to texts on audio (68% prefer Youtube)
71% -- Re-reading a text multiple times to better understand it
57% -- Having someone read the article or text out loud
42% -- Using a laptop or other device to help me process ideas
40% -- Taking notes/writing down the information in my own words
25% -- Drawing illustrations to help me remember concepts
Other tools/apps/strategies recommended by students:
Dragon Speech to Text, Voice Dream to read any book without DRM protection, Khan Academy to re-learn key concepts, agenda or time management app, color-coding notes, word scanners or kindles that help define words, spelling dictionaries
We are currently collecting ideas from AHS students with dyslexia to share with AHS students with dyslexia.
If you have a strategy that works well for you, please complete the survey found on the homepage of this website.
Explore these websites to find more strategies for students with dyslexia:
Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity: This website includes strategies for managing assignments, using tech tools, altering your work environment, and considering the importance of attitude.
Learning to Manage Dyslexia: This website is geared towards parents (with the title "5 Tips to Get your Dyslexic Teen Through High School") and includes strategies about talking through the lesson and listening to understand.
Neuhaus Education Center: This is a great resource for families and caregivers, with links to resources in both Spanish and English. There's also a tab for adults struggling with dyslexia and for teachers who want to take online seminars.
Rawson Saunders Institute features links to several interesting articles, as well!
Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity: This website includes strategies for managing assignments, using tech tools, altering your work environment, and considering the importance of attitude.
Learning to Manage Dyslexia: This website is geared towards parents (with the title "5 Tips to Get your Dyslexic Teen Through High School") and includes strategies about talking through the lesson and listening to understand.
Neuhaus Education Center: This is a great resource for families and caregivers, with links to resources in both Spanish and English. There's also a tab for adults struggling with dyslexia and for teachers who want to take online seminars.
Rawson Saunders Institute features links to several interesting articles, as well!
