Dyslexia is a term that appears more and more often in psychological and pedagogical opinions about children who have problems with learning. This is a dysfunction of the visual system due to incorrect accommodation of the eye, a violation of binocular vision, which leads to certain difficulties in learning to write and read.
The child usually does not mention vision problems, he does not realize that he sees incorrectly. At a younger age, he paints reluctantly, goes beyond the lines. She is not interested in letters or reading.
After starting school, symptoms of dyslexia include problems with writing. The child writes at a slower pace, the graphicness of the handwriting is reduced (the letters are not very slender, they do not fit into the lines). Errors are allowed in copying from the board, writing by ear, omission of letters or their small elements, endings and parts of words.
Visual impairments make the text read by the student unstable, blurred and scattered. The child does not see the text well, he has to make more efforts to read - it happens that he switches places and misses letters, guesses words, skips a line or reads the same thing. Has difficulty understanding the read text - focuses on reading, not on its content. Reads slowly, reluctantly.
A child with dyslexia is less focused on the course of the lesson and achieves lower academic results. May report increased fatigue, headaches, head tilts while writing or reading. Problems with hand-eye coordination, spatial orientation, and distance estimation are also possible.
To diagnose dyslexia, it is necessary to conduct an optometric test.
Thanks to the neuroplasticity of the brain, it is possible to train abnormally developed visual functions - to carry out optometric therapy to improve the accommodation of the eye and binocular vision.
If you want to develop your child's reading and writing skills on your own, you should use one of the most popular entertaining games for children - Scrabble. This is an ideal solution, as the child stimulates visual functions while playing. The game "Scrabble" is interesting because it is adapted to different age groups of children. One side of the board, blue in color, is intended for younger children, the board contains illustrations that help the child choose the right word by association. The other side of the board is a more complex game for older children. Learns the alphabet, new words and spelling words.
It is worth taking a child, or rather a whole group of children, for a walk, not forgetting to take a mat with you - Language forget-me-not. The mat will allow you to play a lot of games, allowing you to consolidate the alphabet, learn to read and write.
An example of entertainment with a rug - Language forgetfulness:
For the game, we will need a bean bag chair and several children. Children take turns throwing bags on the mat. The subject on which it falls must be named and spelled out.
