70 hours of OG (#OrtonGillingham) #dyslexia / #reading training done. Was intense but well worth it. Finally kind-of-sort-of on summer break (but still doing #CyberSecurity class also, so ...). Going to go back and review all the materials over the next few weeks, though.
Looking forward to working with students next school year. Looking forward to doing some research on using it with #EnglishLearners, also. Seems to be a gap in the research there.
My small white board disintegrated years ago.
I decided this week I need a replacement to use for my to do list, to have it in a single place and easily updated.
My ongoing efforts to manage my dyslexic brain sometimes result in spending on things that don't work or trying to learn stuff I can't, but the whiteboard was useful in trying to keep track of characters in the novel.
Fingers crossed it works, as since the eye ops I'm struggling to keep up with too many strands of work.
I make very brief notes, just keywords.
That works for me because the main issue with my dyslexia is my problem in recalling information.
It took me a long time to realise that I didn't have a bad memory but that I don't have a good 'filing system' so I cant access my memories when I need to. With key words from discussions I can recall them almost verbatim. Without that I sometimes can't recall anything.
Getting help with spelling and reading is well catered for but they aren't the only problem. At uni there was usually a 20% difference in my exams and coursework marks, but all they offered was extra time or a scribe, neither of which helped.
RE: https://social.treehouse.systems/@Elizafox/116729450779148227
Now I want to see what fonts #dyslexic people use! Please, if you can, include pix of the font with this text:
1iIlL!|j
tf
o0O
8B
qg
rnm
uvw
KR
bdp
69 :)
MW
others?
Updated the word list creator and the blending practice pages.
Also added a sound checker --- shows you which sounds you have taught but haven't included as well as (and prolly more important) any sounds your lesson plan includes that you haven't taught yet.
https://spackman-chris.neocities.org/basic-reading/sound-checker
#education #OrtonGillingham #dyslexia #teaching #teachers #reading #TeachingReading #ESOL #ESL
#commodoreosvision could you have made your forum any more inaccessible to those with #dyslexia ?
At least add an option to change the theme
As a Dutch and severely dyslexic writer, I have learned that there are two types of pointing out an error on the interwebs.
One, cares about the content, spots a mistake, politely and discreetly informs the author.
The other, points at the error in full snark, does a spiteful little dance of superiority, loudly announces it to the universe, uses that small error to dismiss the entire content and belittle the author while snorting their own farts.
The difference is intent, if it's genuinely to be helpful, then by all means, reach out if you spot an error in any of my writing. I can be blind to them, so that genuinely helps me. But if you're simply looking for a reason to feel superior, kindly, piss off.
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