There are a lot of views about dyslexia but most people see it as a problem with decoding rather than comprehension...these kids can often comprehend at a high level when the text is read TO them rather than when they have to read it themselves. I have a little guy like this that I work with ... he scored advanced on the state test as a third grader when he had the special ed accomodation that allowed the test to be read to him. He could not, however, pass a mid first grade benchmark when asked to read for himself. Perhaps it would be interesting to refocus the discussion on how we ensure that our learning disabled students benefit from comprehension strategy study...how to find the balance between the specialized programs needed to learn decoding and still ensure that these students understand that reading is about thinking... There is no doubt, as far as I am concerned, that there are as many ways to teach decoding skills to disabled students are there are definitions of dyslexia. BUT...who knows about any research done on teaching comprehension to learning disabled students? Even better, what success stories are out there where you all have used Mosaic strategies to improve the reading skills of dyslexic students??? This has been a great discussion of interest to many on the list...let's think about how we teach comprehension strategies to this population! Jennifer Maryland List moderator
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