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British Dyslexia Association, б.г. — 26 p.
At least one in ten people in the world have dyslexia or a closely related condition. Consequently they have some very specific weaknesses which can impede learning certain things, and what they find difficult will be individual to them. So whereas you might find rhythm difficult, someone else may find remembering the sequence of notes, a challenge. Fortunately, great advances have been made in the last 40 years in how teachers can teach to be ‘dyslexia friendly’. This is the most effective teaching method for everyone and this guide will give you lots of tips and techniques on how to help your students learn music, including those who happen to be dyslexic or have another specific learning difficulty. Inside you’ll find a series of articles from leading experts on the subject, offering insights and ideas which you will find inspiring and useful in your teaching. At the end of the guide you will find a list of useful links and recommended reading.
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TEACHER GUIDE TO MUSIC AND DYSLEXIA
MUSIC AND DYSLEXIA GUIDE
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CONTENTS 3 WHAT IS DYSLEXIA? 7 SELF-ESTEEM 9 PRACTICAL TEACHING SOLUTIONS 16 MEMORISING, SIGHT-READING AND REVISION 17 AURAL SKILLS DYSLEXIA AND EXAM BOARDS 23 ABRSM 24 TRINITY GUILDHALL 25 ROCK SCHOOL 26 LCM 27 FURTHER READING AND RESOURCES
Welcome... ...to Music Teacher’s and the British Dyslexia Association’s guide to teaching music to students with dyslexia. Inside you’ll find a series of articles from leading experts on the subject, offering insights and ideas which I am sure you will find inspiring and useful in your teaching. I hope also that this guide will go some way towards increasing understanding of what can be a challenging area, as well as producing more confident teachers and students. At the end of the guide you will find a list of useful links and recommended reading. Do get in touch with us directly if you have any thoughts, experiences or ideas of your own to share with other readers. Christopher Walters, editor At least one in ten people in the world have dyslexia or a closely related condition. Consequently they have some very specific weaknesses which can impede learning certain things, and what they find difficult will be individual to them. So whereas I might, and do, find rhythm difficult, someone else may find remembering the sequence of notes, a challenge. Fortunately, great advances have been made in the last 40 years in how we can teach to be ‘dyslexia friendly’. This is the most effective teaching method for everyone and this guide will give you lots of tips and techniques on how to help your students learn music, including those who happen to be dyslexic or have another specific learning difficulty. I hope you find the guide interesting and useful. Enjoy sharing the increased success and pleasure that your students gain in listening or performing music. Margaret Malpas, chair of trustees for the British Dyslexia Association A voluntary donation of £3 would be gratefully received to further support the work of the BDA in supporting dyslexics in the UK. bdadyslexia.org.uk 2
MUSIC AND DYSLEXIA GUIDE
What is Dyslexia? By Kate Saunders Dyslexia is a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) that affects around 10% of the population. Dyslexia does not only affect reading and writing, but can also impact on spelling, maths, memory and organisational skills. Unfortunately, many Dyslexic children are not correctly identified, as teachers are not always able to recognise the signs. Research shows that fewer than 14% of teachers are confident that they can recognise a dyslexic child, and fewer than 9% feel they know how to teach one. SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES Dyslexia is one of a range of SpLDs. Also included in this umbrella term are: • Attention Deficit Disorder (