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How do I begin this year with several first graders identified with Dyslexia?
If there are no provisions for small group instruction, that is an important first step. Students with dyslexia need... 
Ideas for teaching vocabulary and comprehension to children with dyslexia?
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[Do you have] Ideas for teaching vocabulary to children with dyslexia [and] teaching comprehension strategies? [Do you know a] good book to read for a reading specialist to help my special ed teachers to support these children?
To help your students develop vocabulary , you might try some webbing of words. There are several types of webs you might introduce. (Semantic webs, Derivative webs, or Multiple Meaning webs) For example, when doing a semantic web, you would lead your students to understand the “target word” by discussion of word meaning and usage in the sentence (part of speech). Students are then asked to generate related synonyms and antonyms and conclude web activity by having students create sentences using the new target word. Derivative webs and Multiple meaning webs would be done a little differently. To learn more about teaching vocabulary and comprehension skills, our Developing Metacognitive Skills workshop might be of interest to you. This curriculum builds the foundational skills for comprehension and incorporates researched-based strategies that develop oral language, vocabulary, world knowledge, and working memory. Included with the workshop you will receive:
· A teachers manual with 75 pre-written lesson plans that could be used during daily instruction.
· 73 Rapid word recognition charts
· One large Connect/Correct/ Collect chart (For use with dry-erase pens only)
· Two large magnetic vocabulary webs (For use with dry-erase pens only)
I hope this information has been helpful, keep building new oral language!
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Comments for Ideas for teaching vocabulary and comprehension to children with dyslexia?:
Yes! These are explicit strategies that increase depth of word knowledge for all students.
Can this method be applied to EFL students?