Teaching Strategies That Work

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Special education teachers usually have the necessary training and education to teach students with Dyslexia; however, general education teachers may become frustrated and subsequently these students’ grades will suffer. Homework is one of the most difficult tasks for dyslexic students. Here are a few teaching strategies for high school teachers to help their students feel confident and less frustrated.

Keep homework assignments minimal. Homework for dyslexic students will take twice as long as a non-dyslexic student. Other strategies include breaking the assignment into smaller chunks over several days or reduce the assignment.

Provide advance notice of homework assignments. Students can use their daily planner, the school’s online grade/homework network or teachers can email students and parents weekly reminders. Other helpful teaching strategies as well as a good icebreaker activity are for everyone in the classroom to find “homework helpers” and exchange phone numbers. Peer to peer help encourages confidence and success in the classroom as well as social interaction.

Offer alternative homework assignments or collaboration on various tasks. Encourage students to use their homework helpers to complete an assignment or allow time in class to begin the task. Teach them social values like donating to charity to make them more pro active in life.

Awareness of homework grading policy. Effective teaching strategies for any student is knowing the grading policy on homework whether it’s graded, marked as complete, or used only as a review tool for quizzes and tests. Dyslexic students are more apt to feel less stressed about homework, if they know how it will be graded and how much it will or won’t contribute to their overall grade in class.

Remember these effective teaching strategies and techniques to help students in your classroom.