Tuesday, October 13, 2009
dyslexia
Saturday brought a new adventure in dyslexia presentations for me. I presented for the Parent Awareness Day. Surprisingly, I had a full house for both my presentations with a mixture of parents and teachers. Everyone was engaged and interested in learning more about this learning challenge to help their students or their own children. One mom brought her darling 5th grade daughter who was reciting the lesson components, cards, chants, and strategies right along with me. Actually, my husband was there as my videographer, and he said she was the icing on the cake for my presentation. I thought her interactions were the perfect proof of the effectiveness of the DIP program. I asked her for a quick testimonial about the effectiveness of the DIP training that she's received and she very positively stated how much it's helped her read and learn. That's what training our teachers in the DIP strategies is all about. The payoff is priceless when you see how it empowers these bright, creative students.
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I do agree and wish that every teacher in the district knows about it, better yet attends our DIP. Dyslexic kids are frustrated, have low self-esteem and negative thoughts about themselves and the world. But it doesn't have to be this way, early diagnosis and intervention is there to help them become a self-adjusted, happy child. If only...
ReplyDeletesounds like a great presentation. i wouldn't have thought that a parent would bring a student who was doing well by using the strategies, but since it was an awareness day it seems very appropriate. thanks for sharing. do you think teachers share success stories with their students? clearly, the parents in the audience were impressed with the proof that the method you were presenting works.
ReplyDeleteHow cool, Karen! I love these kind of stories! I know that teachers in our classes love it when a preschooler attends with a parent and sings along with us.
ReplyDeleteI really hope teachers will use the strategies. Think it might help with the drop-out rate???!!!