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Dyslexia coping techniques

What techniques do you or your child use to cope with dyslexia in social and academic structures? The array of ways to approach the learning struggle makes it difficult to decide which would be best to for your learner or yourself. By attempting them all, you may find what works best for your family.

Laura Lurns Last updated February 24, 2025 · 1 min read

Some adults speak about their experiences dealing with the challenges created by their dyslexia. Through the discussion of those challenges, they speak in depth about the different coping techniques they have deployed as they attempt to process language-related information. Each person has a unique story about how they work around dyslexia.

Many of the coping techniques involve thinking about language, words, and auditory information in non-traditional ways. Instead of understanding how the word is formed, they look for visual elements such as shape. Like many other disabilities, dyslexia does not prevent someone from learning entirely; it merely means that they have to process the information in different and non-conventional ways.

Key takeaways

Dyslexia can be a great strength.
Picture reading helps dyslexic people read.
Word association helps people with dyslexia understand reading through context.

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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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