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<p>Hi! I subscribe to LD Online, and receive a monthly newsletter on
news, resources, and research on working with children who have learning
disabilities. In the current newsletter there is an excellent article listing
strategies for helping children with dyslexia maintain their reading skills
over the summer. I thought many of you would want this it at your finger
tips for parents who may ask you how they can help their dyslexic children participate
in your summer reading program. You can read the article online at <a
href="http://www.ldonline.org/article/15569">http://www.ldonline.org/article/15569</a>.
I’ve also cut and paste the article below, and highlighted the strategies
that specifically relate to library summer reading programs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Hopefully this will be useful!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Katie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Katie Anderson,
Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>* Youth Services
Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Oregon State
Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><span style='color:blue'>katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a>,
503-378-2528</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h1>Strategies for Summer Reading for Children with Dyslexia <o:p></o:p></h1>
<p>By: Dale S. Brown (2007)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>As a parent, you play a critical role in your child's education during the
summer — especially if your child has dyslexia. Without your help, kids
are more likely to forget what they learned last year. A <a
href="http://www.ldonline.org/article/395" target="_blank">recent study</a> (<a
href="http://www.ldonline.org/article/395">http://www.ldonline.org/article/395</a>)
estimates that summer loss for all students equals about a month of academic
learning. Most likely, children with learning disabilities need even more
reinforcement.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Help them remember what they learned in school. That way they can start next
year caught up or ahead of the other students in their class. Bring out their
natural love of learning. And encourage them to read for pleasure without the
pressure they experience in the classroom.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=shortbottompad>Here are some summer strategies to help your child with
dyslexia remember what they learned in school and see that reading can be
useful and enjoyable:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:#31849B'>Give them material that motivates
them to read</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>,
even though they might find it hard to do. Try comic books, directions for
interesting projects, and mystery stories. Have them read information on
possible activities as you plan your summer vacation. Let them decide what
they want to read. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Support
them as they read.<b> <span style='color:#31849B'>Read their book aloud to
them, help them decode, and make it easy for them to get the meaning</span>.
</b>Even if a question is asked again and again or if you feel irritated,
act happy that they asked. Show them that reading is a way to find out
what they need to know, or even to entertain themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:#31849B'>Give them easy reading</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Summer is
supposed to be relaxed. Let them succeed and get absorbed in the book.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>When
you read with them, <b><span style='color:#31849B'>make it your goal to
enjoy the book together</span>.</b> You don't have to make them read
perfectly! Avoid too much correction. In school next year, the teacher
will help them improve their skills.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:#31849B'>Let younger children
"pretend" to read</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.</span></b><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Read the story aloud
together. Let them follow your voice. Have them look at the words as you
point to them, even if they aren't actually reading. When they say the
wrong word, say the word correctly and cheerfully while pointing to the
word. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Read
aloud to them as you do daily chores, sightsee, or sit on the beach. Read
an instruction manual with them as you try to fix something. While
visiting a museum, read the interpretive materials. If you see the
slightest sign they want to read aloud to you, let them!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Model
and teach persistence. When you are working on something that is hard,
model the discipline and patience that you want them to show while
learning to read. Teach them explicitly the value of working hard to do
something challenging. Tell them inspirational stories about famous people
— or members of your own family — who have overcome obstacles.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Accommodate
their dyslexia. For example, if they have to read aloud in public, have
them memorize their passage ahead of time. Ask the teacher or camp
counselor to request volunteers to read rather than pass the book from one
person to another. If you give them a recipe for cooking (or any project
involving written directions), be sure that it is at their reading level
and that the print is large enough for them.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:#31849B'>Use technology</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> If you
have a computer, equip it with software that reads aloud. See <a
href="http://www.ldonline.org/article/7765" target="_blank">Reading
Software; Finding the Right Program</a> (<a
href="http://www.ldonline.org/article/7765">http://www.ldonline.org/article/7765</a>).
Let them load books into their electronic devices and listen to them at
the same time as they read the printed book in their hands. Take a look at
On the Go: What Consumer Devices Can do For You.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:#31849B'>Use recorded books</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Use <a
href="http://www.rfbd.org/" target="_blank">Recordings for the Blind and
Dyslexic</a> (in Oregon: <a
href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/TBABS/index.shtml">http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/TBABS/index.shtml</a>
and nationally: <a href="http://www.rfbd.org/">http://www.rfbd.org/</a>)or
audio books.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Be
a model of reading. Bring books to the beach and read them. If you are
traveling, find a book for the whole family to read and discuss. If you
are dyslexic, "read" your taped books on vacation, letting your
child see you or give them their own tapes. Show and tell them how you
overcome your own difficulties.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";color:#31849B'>Have reading matter conveniently
available</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> You might
carry small children's books and magazines with you and have them ready
when you must wait in line for those crowded amusement park rides and
popular sightseeing destinations.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p>The summer months are important to your child's academic development in two
ways. First, they need to be reminded of what they learned during the school
year so that they remember it when they return in the fall. Second, and perhaps
more important, children with dyslexia can discover the joys of reading and
other academic skills in the relaxed summer season. If nobody tells them they
have to read to get good grades, they might just pick up a book and enjoy it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=pagenote>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=pagenote>These tips were written exclusively for LD OnLine by Dale S.
Brown, Senior Manager, LD OnLine. She is a nationally recognized expert on
learning disabilities who has written four books on the subject. She received
the Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award for her work as an advocate.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=pagenote>Brown, Dale (June 2007). Summer Reading Strategies for
Children with Dyslexia. <em>LD OnLine.</em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="http://www.ldonline.org/article/15569?theme=print">http://www.ldonline.org/article/15569?theme=print</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>©2008 WETA. All Rights Reserved.<o:p></o:p></p>
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