Dyslexia Game Priscilla Sample

Always, Priscilla		The Dyslexia Game
Home About Me Dyslexia Game Lost Item Locators, Inc. Walking Wild ActLab Home		My first project had to do with handwriting being removed from elementary curriculum due to the increased reliance on the computer and the negative affect it might have on people with dyslexia. My first project had to do with handwriting being removed from elementary curriculum due to the increased reliance on the computer and the negative affect it might have on people with dyslexia. The act of handwriting, the flowing connection of letters, is an action that counters dyslexia and is actually used as a therapy model. I wondered if there would be repercussions, perhaps a rise in undiagnosed dyslexia, and if the educational authorities had taken it into consideration when they had made their decision. the possible repercussions of removing handwriting h removing handwriting would ultimately lead to Through my research I learned that when a brain learns to read, it does so by visually identifying individual shapes (letters), assembling them in order, and relating them to a mental image of an object or meaning. Reading is very difficult for someone with dyslexia, because in a "dyslexic brain", the shapes may appear to be backwards, inverted, or even to jump around. When someone with dyslexia writes, they may also invert, reverse or misplace the letters. The example below shows how the word 'cat' might be written: The word 'music' could be written in any of these ways: This is due to an unusually processing in various parts of the brain which can actually be seen through the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging, as shown in the MRI image below. It is so challending for someone with dyslexia to read, while for the average student it is something that beccomes effortless. I thought it would be interesting for the class to participate in a game where they had to try to read words as they might appear to someone with dyslexia. I divided the class into teams and they received points for reading the word or sentence first. I started with easy words (example below) and moved into more complicated sentenses. (Amazing) It was fun, andin the end the class wanted to try even more difficult sentences. It was a good way to think about and discuss learning challenges, current diagnosis and treatments, and possible future treatments or solutions.

Always, Priscilla

The Dyslexia Game

Dyslexia Game

My first project had to do with handwriting being removed from elementary curriculum due to the increased reliance on the computer and the negative affect it might have on people with dyslexia. My first project had to do with handwriting being removed from elementary curriculum due to the increased reliance on the computer and the negative affect it might have on people with dyslexia. The act of handwriting, the flowing connection of letters, is an action that counters dyslexia and is actually used as a therapy model. I wondered if there would be repercussions, perhaps a rise in undiagnosed dyslexia, and if the educational authorities had taken it into consideration when they had made their decision. the possible repercussions of removing handwriting h removing handwriting would ultimately lead to Through my research I learned that when a brain learns to read, it does so by visually identifying individual shapes (letters), assembling them in order, and relating them to a mental image of an object or meaning. Reading is very difficult for someone with dyslexia, because in a "dyslexic brain", the shapes may appear to be backwards, inverted, or even to jump around. When someone with dyslexia writes, they may also invert, reverse or misplace the letters. The example below shows how the word 'cat' might be written:

cat written inverted

The word 'music' could be written in any of these ways:

the word music written 4 wys

This is due to an unusually processing in various
parts of the brain which can actually be seen through the use of functional
magnetic resonance imaging, as shown in the MRI image below.

MRI comparison scans

It is so challending for someone with dyslexia to read, while for the average student it is something that beccomes effortless. I thought it would be interesting for the class to participate in a game where they had to try to read words as they might appear to someone with dyslexia. I divided the class into teams and they received points for reading the word or sentence first. I started with easy words (example below) and moved into more complicated sentenses.

amazing - letters reversed (Amazing)

It was fun, andin the end the class wanted to try even more difficult sentences. It was a good way to think about and discuss learning challenges, current diagnosis and treatments, and possible future treatments or solutions.