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Subject: Dyslectic children of emigrants or expats.

Author:
Jos Kerkhofs (happy)

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Date Posted: 09:08:33 05/31/12 Thu

How about dyslectic children that moved to a country that doesn�t use their home language (like expat children)? It will make reading and writing extra difficult for them. Friends often do not speak their home language, TV is in the language of host country, homework time is filled with work from the local school in a different language and it takes more time to children with dyslexia to finish it. There may also be confusion about the spelling and reading of the various letters: vowels can be pronounced differently than what they always learned�.

I think the vocabulary is essential here: Most of the times these children have a limited vocabulary, and therefore more difficulties with technical reading and reading comprehension. These children read less so they are seeing fewer new unknown words. When a word is known, then it will be quicker recognized. So it is very important to introduce as many new words as possible and give them meaning, so they can be kept in their memory. This can be done in a lot of ways:
* Asking the child: What do you think the word means?
* Give synonyms/antonyms and tell the child that it is a person, thing, color, or feeling
* Give an example of how things are being used
* Draw the word or put it in a meaningful environment
* Use all the new words in a sentence
* Maintain a list and repeat the words
on a regular basis.

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