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Subject: Teaching skills Author: Gabriele Feiter [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 06:35:12 03/03/13 Sun In my capacity of mentor and supervisor in primary schools I have frequently conversations with teachers in which they describe children who struggle with keeping up with the regular demands in the class room. Sometimes they indicate that they suspect dyslexia but the testing here in South Africa is not readily available in all areas. The indications given in the Certificate Course have been invaluable in these conversations. The last conversation centred on reading and the question how parents can be instructed to help their children. The advice I could give to the teacher to pass on to the parents is the “Golden Rule” taken from the certificate course of not hesitating to help children when they struggle to decode a word. That it is important to separate the decoding from reading exercises was quite a new thought to the teacher but made sense to her and she was very grateful to receive these tips. I encourage all students of the certificate course and of course those that practise these skills to share their knowledge in their community. The children who struggle, whether dyslexic or just slow learners will benefit greatly if these skills are shared and applied. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]