Teachers to be trained to handle dyslexic kids

The director of State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT), Tamil Nadu G Arivoli said that through the training, teachers will be able to remediate children with mild and moderate learning difficulties in classroom and prevent them from dropping out of school.

According to the Education Department officials, around 40 teachers are expected to participate in the first session of training. Stating that dyslexic children in primary classes can be easily remediated an official said, “The techniques and strategies would be discussed in areas of reading, spelling, writing and Mathematics. Multiple intelligences and executive functions will also be discussed in depth.” 

An identification checklist will be provided in the training which will help teachers identify the child who may be dyslexic, he added. The official further said basic ideas on improving English vocabulary will be a part of the last day’s session along with the identification checklist.

D Chandrasekhar Founder, MDA said, “MDA’s main strategy is to support dyslexic children, in order to so, early intervention is the best option.

This begins when the child is in his/her primary school as the techniques used on the child to overcome the disorder is easy and empowering. These kids are differently intelligent and if they are not remediated they have the potential to become social delinquents.”

Stating that there are a number of ways to help children with dyslexia, he said, “Admitting children to a full time special schools or set up resource rooms inside the school premises can help children. However, the best solution would be to train teachers, parents and therapists who work with the child on a daily basis.”