William and Lynch’s article Dyslexia: What Teachers Need to know expressed the misconception most people have about people have the learning disability, dyslexia. This information is especially concerning for teachers because it would be difficult to teach a student to the best of the teachers’ abilities if the they do not understand the learning disability and the best ways to accommodate. When a student has a learning disability that is not being handled in the best possible way then the teacher could be hindering their learning experience.
I remember early in my career as a student that I struggled with learning because of dyslexia. I would come home in tears because I could not pass a spelling test or read as well as the other students. …show more content…
It was stated that, “mostly college textbooks in literacy education and special education mention dyslexia but provide scant information for preservice teachers about this problem.” (Lynch Williams 2010 68) So a teacher might receive a student that has dyslexia and understand what the disability means, but they do not know how to modify their lesson. This could lead to the student having the best opportunity to learn because the proper steps are not being taken so that they will thrive. Also resulting in a child feeling that they are not as smart because they are having learning barriers that could be overcome if the teacher was aware of the ways they could help the student succeed. Correspondingly the student could lose the motivation to try to be successful since the appropriate steps are not being taken. For example when I was in chemistry class I had a teacher that did not appear to understand the accommodations that were stated in my records. Because she would give element test which would be written out without a word bank. However I would get the answers mostly accurate but they would not be spelled correctly. She would count them wrong even though it was apparent the word I was trying to spell. But when my counselor and I spoke to her about my accommodations and my disability she then was more understanding. But it was easy for me to see how frustrating it could be if I knew the information that was being asked I just did not have the precise
I remember early in my career as a student that I struggled with learning because of dyslexia. I would come home in tears because I could not pass a spelling test or read as well as the other students. …show more content…
It was stated that, “mostly college textbooks in literacy education and special education mention dyslexia but provide scant information for preservice teachers about this problem.” (Lynch Williams 2010 68) So a teacher might receive a student that has dyslexia and understand what the disability means, but they do not know how to modify their lesson. This could lead to the student having the best opportunity to learn because the proper steps are not being taken so that they will thrive. Also resulting in a child feeling that they are not as smart because they are having learning barriers that could be overcome if the teacher was aware of the ways they could help the student succeed. Correspondingly the student could lose the motivation to try to be successful since the appropriate steps are not being taken. For example when I was in chemistry class I had a teacher that did not appear to understand the accommodations that were stated in my records. Because she would give element test which would be written out without a word bank. However I would get the answers mostly accurate but they would not be spelled correctly. She would count them wrong even though it was apparent the word I was trying to spell. But when my counselor and I spoke to her about my accommodations and my disability she then was more understanding. But it was easy for me to see how frustrating it could be if I knew the information that was being asked I just did not have the precise