Easy Read Dyslexia Module – PowerPoint Slides

 

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Slide 1 – Title Slide

Dyslexia – Understanding & Support

• What dyslexia is 🧠

• Challenges and support ✍️📚

• How teachers, employers, and healthcare staff can help ❤️
  Suggested icons: 🧠 ✍️ 📚 ❤️

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Slide 2 – What is Dyslexia?

• Dyslexia is a learning difference.

• It affects reading, writing, spelling, and language.

• Dyslexia is not about intelligence.

• Reading can be slow and hard, spelling mistakes are common.
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Slide 3 – Reading & Writing Challenges

Reading:

• Slow and hard 🐢

• Trouble breaking words into sounds (decoding) 🔤

• Hard to understand meaning 😕

Writing & Spelling:

• Spelling errors ✍️

• Messy or disorganized writing 📄

• Grammar, punctuation, sentences difficult

Memory & Organization:

• Hard to plan work 🗂️

• Hard to remember sequences or instructions 🧠

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Slide 4 – Practical Support Overview

• Break tasks into small steps 🪜

• Use visual support 🖼️

• Offer alternatives to text-based work 💻
  Suggested icons: 🖼️ 💻 🪜

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Slide 5 – Teachers / Classroom Support

• Pre-teach new words 📚

• Multisensory teaching: see, listen, do 👀👂✋

• Give typed notes or outlines 📄

• Break assignments into small steps 🪜

• Use visual aids: charts, color overlays, large text 🎨

• Allow oral reports or extra time ⏱️

• Reduce distractions; grade on content, not spelling ✔️

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Slide 6 – Employers / Workplace Support

• Give verbal + written instructions 🗣️📄

• Use bullet points, bold text, plain language ✨

• Assistive tech: text-to-speech, dictation, spellcheck 💻

• Dyslexia-friendly fonts: Arial, Verdana 🅰️

• Flexible deadlines, quiet spaces, clear priorities ⏱️🛋️

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Slide 7 – Healthcare / Patient Support

• Use simple language; avoid jargon 🗣️

• Give instructions slowly, step by step 🐢

• Provide written or visual instructions (charts, diagrams) 🖼️

• Pause to allow processing ⏸️

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Slide 8 – Core Support Strategies

• Technology: speech-to-text, audiobooks, spellcheckers 💻🎧

• Scaffolding: checklists, templates, example work 📋

• Atmosphere: safe, non-judgmental, focus on effort over performance ❤️

• Build confidence and independence 🌟

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Slide 9 – Easy Read Questions

Understanding Dyslexia:

1. Does dyslexia mean low intelligence?

2. What skills are affected?

3. What is decoding?

Challenges:
4. Name one reading challenge.
5. Name one writing/spelling challenge.
6. Why is memory a problem?

Support:
7. One way teachers can help?
8. How can workplaces support?
9. One way healthcare staff can help?

Strategies:
10. Name one helpful technology tool.
11. What is scaffolding?
12. Why is a safe, non-judgmental atmosphere important?

Suggested icons: 🧠 ✏️ 📚 💻 ❤️