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Something That Works

  • April 27, 2022
  • Posted by: Caitlin McCallum
  • Category: Wow Story
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Writing is not something that comes easy for many students on my caseload. It is even more difficult for one of my students who has dyslexia. She has brilliant ideas but getting those ides from her head to paper can be exhausting.

We have started to implement many different accommodations to find what works best for her. She was assigned to research and write a paper about a president. Reading the information from the websites and turning those facts into notes required more than just copying what was on her computer screen. Turning those facts into sentences was also a task that took much longer than her peers. When it came time to take her research and turn it into a paper, she was both nervous and overwhelmed. Her and I worked together using dictation – either on her Chromebook, or with her verbalizing and me transcribing for her.

She was so proud of her work! When it came time to present their papers to their class she was the first one to volunteer to share. We have tried many different strategies this year to assist in the writing process. Nearly 7 months into the school year we have found something that works for her and allows her to be confident in the assignments she is producing!

It’s all about finding what works for each individual!

~written by Cadie Koosman, LSEM Teacher at St John’s Lutheran School in Corcoran, MN