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How to Help Students With Dyslexia Become Independent Learners

One of the biggest struggles for homeschooling moms is how to get your child to become an independent learner. This article contains everything you need to help your child with dyslexia become an independent learner. By Marianne

Laura Lurns Last updated October 26, 2016 · 2 min read

When you homeschool a child with dyslexia, you will help your child become independent in their learning goals and achievements by providing a motivating environment and a variety of technological tools. You can begin by remembering that children with dyslexia think holistically. Thus, giving them the big picture into which they can fit details is a fine positive motivator. Be sure to foster an environment that values progress made in individually set goals. Encourage your child to pursue activities they already have a liking and a gift for. Keep in mind that as they grow and learn, your role will adapt toward increasing their level of independence.

It is a very basic and general article that doesn’t go too deeply into the problems students with dyslexia may have learning. The information can be used for just about any student in a home school setting in truth. There are a few good points and programs pointed out that do help a child with dyslexia learn better.

Several technological tools will help your child on their learning goals and activities. Technological aids include audio books and various programs that convert text into speech or speech into text. Programs that allow children to make visual displays as they organize a writing assignment are also useful. As your child progresses from kindergarten through high school, your level of one on one time with them will evolve from lots of time working together toward more and more independent learning on their part.

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Parents who home school their children need to teach them to be independent learners, but children with Dyslexia may exhibit difficulties learning how to work independently.
In order for parents to teach their child with Dyslexia how to learn independently, parents must hone in on their motivation skills and provide them with opportunities to succeed in light of their differences.
Providing the proper tools, such as text-to-speech functions and word prediction software, can help home-schooled children with Dyslexia thrive.

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Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert Writes about the learning brain for parents who want plain answers. Every article is grounded in current neuroscience and classroom practice.

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