How to cure dyslexia in children?
Developmental dyslexia is a disorder lasting learning of written language (reading / writing). It affects about 5% of children, predominantly boys. Detection, prevention and early medical diagnosis allow effective therapeutic management. A possible screening of dyslexia from kindergarten
Screening is usually done in schools by teaching staff who will identify children at risk and inform the family.
Many warning signs, persistent, are present from the tongue: speech delay, language delay, difficulties in graphic, phonological awareness (rhyming, syllables …), auditory memory and / or visual inefficient, difficulties organization in time and space … For more information, see our information sheet on the characteristic signs of dyslexia.
Thus, following the early detection, prevention becomes very important: to establish in the classroom teaching adapted, without prejudging the cause of the difficulties.
What tests for the diagnosis of dyslexia?
The diagnosis of dyslexia does not arise lightly. He can only be established after at least 18 months of learning to read. When the child’s difficulties are identified, the school doctor or family prescribe a series of assessments to be made, in whole or in part. The professionals involved will be the speech therapist, psychologist, ophthalmologist, orthoptics, ENT, neuropsychologist. These assessments can be made Referrers Regional Centres or Liberal cabinet.
Rehabilitation treatment: individual assistance tailored
At a rate of one or more sessions per week, the support is made by the SLP. The total number of sessions depends on the severity of the disorder. Work in speech therapy often involves fun activities tailored to the child’s difficulties.
The goals of rehabilitation are to make the child independent reading:
- Developing compensation strategies;
- Documenting the skills impaired.
According to its difficulties, the child may have to work with other professionals: psychologist, psychomotor, Orthoptist.
Ways to help the child to school
Necessary to assist in their learning, teaching adaptations requires an understanding and acceptance of difference by the teacher and classmates.
Then, aid practices depend on the type of dyslexia and skills impaired.
Some examples of adaptations:
- Avoid demeaning situations (read to the class, do write too much, citing errors in the example, tear its pages);
- Be patient and develop the child;
- Placing the center of the table, quietly;
- Adjust the font size for photocopies;
- Provide lessons recorded if necessary;
- Ensure the memorization and understanding instructions;
- Set up with the child identification codes (colors. ..);
- Split the work involved;
- Develop mentoring between students and children;
- Do not penalize spelling out dictations;
- Promote the oral assessment.
A relationship of trust with the teacher is essential, do not hesitate to meet him in the presence of your child to adapt to better aid.
How to help the child at home?
Parents, stay in your role as parents, without you replace the teacher. This is not to overload the child labor, but without help in his place. It will be to adapt to its challenges while enhancing their skills.
Help him get organized in his briefcase and his agenda, think about highlighting and color coding to highlight a concept, make a schedule of the week, focus with him working methods (index , plans), provide information in both auditory and visual forms … and especially encourage him!
Conclusion
In no case the diagnosis is to stick a label, but to establish a support early and appropriate. The child is not responsible for his dyslexia. However, the involvement of the child and parents is essential, as is the partnership between all professionals involved with the child.
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