Welcome back to my ‘Help Your child to Read, Write and Spell’ blog and site. The site is mostly about reading and spelling strategies and so do make sure you have a look through all the different pages as I try to keep adding different items.
This month I was thinking about the great resource of audio books, which are not utilized as much as they could be in education. The learner who is not yet a skilled reader could be listening to audio books when other pupils are having silent reading time. If a student is not yet fluent in their reading, then silent reading may not have the benefit of encouraging reading, but could actually have the opposite effect. Your dyslexic student may well be unable to read some of their book without support, so will not understand what they have read or might have the embarrassment of displaying a much lower level book in front of their peers. For these children, they may dread this reading time. Audio books can ensure that everyone is being exposed to a range of vocabulary at silent reading times, not just the capable readers.
For the older learners, books should always be available in audio form so the dyslexic learner can listen to texts before they are asked to study them. Ensure your school is enrolled in RNIB Bookshare, as many books can then be set to be read aloud. RNIB Bookshare opens up the world of reading in education for learners with a print-disability, including those with dyslexia or who are blind or partially sighted.
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