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Dyslexia, Specific Learning Difficulties, Learning Problems and Spelling
Problems will all be helped by the activities on this CD. Although it covers
Primary Spelling Rules, it is not age-related but rather skills-related,
offering highly structured spelling games, eye tracking exercises, auditory
and visual training, short term memory training and .....Its fun !
International Entrance African Entrance Please select your relevant region
to enter the Brain Power Tutorial Games Website. Then click on the to read
about my daugher's personal triumph over dyslexia. Does your child have
problems with spelling? Lots of children do and every school subject is
affected, especially at primary level when basic concepts are learned.
SLD - Specific Learning Difficulty Spelling problems Reading Difficulties
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder Both of these disorders have accompanying Learning Difficulties so
that although the child may not be Dyslexic, he/she often has similar
problems How can this web-site help you? Any of these conditions, or a
combination of them, could be the problem. You are not alone - the
difficulties you are experiencing are widespread, in both adults who have
not received help at the appropriate time, and in children. Help is
available. 1. Click the 'Brain' icon - It will tell you more about dyslexia
and other specific learning difficulties.
2. Click the ? icon - It will give a personal story of victory over spelling
problems in two generations. 3. Click the 'Reading Cottage' icon - How you
can help your child - tips for parents and minimum requirements for
hardware. 4. Click the 'Box' icon - You can view the contents of the
software, to enable you to see how these CD-ROMS can help your child develop
strategies to overcome their problems. 5. Click 'Download' on top of the
menu bar It will enable you to download, play and keep for your own use a
single "alphabet" game - one of over 130 games on the set of two CD ROMS. 6.
Click 'Buying Options' to agree to the Licence, which will bring up a table
of prices and the order form for you to buy online. This will allow you to
purchase Spelling 1a CD-ROM and Spelling 2 after the launch in April-May,
either individually or together. These CD-ROMS, which have been designed by
a qualified remedial teacher with over 30 years experience in this field,
have games and tutorials to help remediate spelling difficulties and make
the rules logical. The games are fun, your child will learn to spell, and
s/he will develop a positive attitude to his/her capabilities You can share
the learning experience and so create an atmosphere that will encourage your
child to continue to find solutions to problems.It is important to deal with
learning difficulties as soon as possible, especially at primary level where
basic concepts are learned. Improved spelling and reading result in
across-the-board enhancement of results, and a positive approach to the
written word. The CD ROMS are suitable for all ages, and are skills related,
rather than age related. Min requirements: - Pentium 1 processor, Windows
95, 32 meg Ram, - Sound card & speakers Pentium 1. - 20mb disc space for
Spelling 1a (the CD must be in the drive at all times) - 40mb disc space for
Spelling 2 (the CD must be in the drive at all times)
- Display needs to be set at 16 bit high colour Recommended - Pentium 2
Optional - HeadphonesSpecific Learning Difficulties
Approximately 10-20% of people have learning difficulties, and most cases
are causes by genetic/hereditry factors. The condition has nothing to do
with "cleverness" and covers the whole ability range. It should not affect
one's ability to perform at a very high level.The following are famous
dyslexics from history: Albert Einstein -did not begin to read until he was
nine, but by the age of twelve was a brilliant mathematician and physicist.
He failed his first attempt at entrance into collage and lost two teaching
jobs because of his dyslexia but when his theory of relativity was finally
recognised, he became world famous and received the Nobel Prize for Physics
in 1921. Leonardo da Vinci 1452 - 1519. Leonardo was a most prolific
inventor, painter, architect, scientist and engineer. His inventions are
world famous. He even designed a helicopter and submarine four hundred years
before it became practical to produce these machines. We can see his mirror
writing in his notebooks in the British Museum in London.. Thomas Edison, a
prolific US inventor. His most famous invention was the electric light bulb
in 1879 Hans Christian Anderson, author of 168 fairy stories, including
classics such as 'The Ugly Duckling', 'The Snow Queen' and 'The Little
Mermaid'. Woodrow Wilson - President of the USA 1913-1921. The word
Dyslexia or "Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD)" comes from the Greek
meaning "difficulty with words or language". This is an inadequate
definition because it can show itself in many ways such as difficulty in
tying shoelaces, bad hand-writing, poor short-term memory (for example in
learning mathematics tables), mispronunciation of words, reversing of
letters (deg for beg) and sequencing (act instead of cat). Current research
shows that dyslexia or SLD is a neurological problem with perception and
information processing. It is vital to help the child to perceive the
information they receive through the senses correctly (preferably via
hearing, sight and their own actions) and to give them strategies to process
this information easily.Tutorials and games - which are specifically
structured to assist children with these problems - are of enormous value.
Once a child has a greater understanding of their difficulties and how to
overcome them, it gives them confidence to tackle new challenges.
Determination and a confident attitude with regards to overcoming the
problems are an essential element in any child's success, and must be the
goal of every parent. A child with Attention Deficit Disorder often portrays
dyslexic type symptoms because they have missed out on the learning process
through lack of attention. They will also benefit from these activities as
they find it easier to concentrate when playing computer games. About Brain
Power Tutorial Games Brain Power Tutorial Games was started by Olive Douglas
who qualified as a teacher in Britain in 1969. For the past 30 years she has
taught in primary schools in England and South Africa, mostly in special
education. In 1985, after her own daughter was diagnosed as Dyslexic and
benefited so much from the tuition which she received at the Dyslexia
Institute in England, Olive completed a Diploma from the Institute. She
subsequently taught there for a short time before opening a school for
children with Specific Learning Difficulties in Berkshire, England. In 1991,
she opened a remedial clinic in Durban, South Africa and then completed an
Advanced Diploma in Adult Education at the University of Natal Durban.
During all these years of experience Olive has collected a huge amount of
material, mostly in the form of games made for the specific needs of
particular children. Some of these games have now been made into a CD which,
together with the integral tutorials, form Brain Power Tutorial Spelling
Games CD. We hope to bring out a further CD towards the end of 2000. Olive
says, "I also had reading and spelling problems as a child. At that time
nobody seemed to take any notice and I had to battle against the fear of
making mistakes in front of peers. When my daughter also had reading and
spelling problems I thought, as a teacher, I could help her but I did not
really understand her perceptual problems. It was therefore a great relief
when she received help from the Dyslexia Institute and subsequently passed
her O level and A levels, obtained an Honours Degree in Mathematics and
Education from York University, a post graduate teaching certificate from
Cambridge University and is now completing a second Masters. This would not
have been possible without the right help. It was after her experience as a
teenager I decided to train at the Institute and entered the rewarding field
of Special Education with particular reference to Dyslexia. I feel
passionately about finding a solution for these children and have therefore
produced this CD for parents to use at home with their children. It is not
intended to be instead of specialised help but to be used for reinforcement
of the learning process and as a motivational tool which parent and child
can enjoy as they share learning together." Together you will learn new
terminology that will become pegs on which you hang ideas. These ideas will
in turn help your child to make the correct spelling choices eg drop silent
'e' when adding a vowel suffix, hope + ing - hoping but keep silent 'e' when
adding a consonant suffix, hope + less = hopeless. Gradually as your child
experiences success, his/her confidence will grow so that although it is
rare for all traces of Dyslexia to be eradicated, s/he will have the coping
mechanisms to accept the challenges life has to offer, knowing that success
is possible. Helping at Home There are many reasons why parents are in an
ideal position to help their children learn. In the school situation, a
small percentage of the child's day is actually spent in learning if one
takes into account all the extraneous activities such as registration,
moving from class to class, going to the toilet besides all the noisy
activities which often make concentration difficult. In class your child is
one amongst many. At home you can often work with your child on a "one to
one basis". If the experience for the child is fun, it will be a positive
experience and develop confidence, which in turn will help your child
progress at school. Parents know their children best and so know how to
motivate them. Particularly in the primary years children actively seek to
please their parents. How to help Try to make all learning as much fun as
possible. Therefore it is vitally important not to insist on learning during
a favourite TV programme or when there is something else your child is
really interested in doing. Time Management-discuss this with your child.
Plan to have a break after school. Research shows we learn best at the
beginning and at the end of a session, therefore keep learning sessions
short. Plan 20 minute learning sessions either for homework or this CD.
Intersperse these sessions with a short break for a drink or something to
eat, or play or just to relax. Rewards - small rewards are pleasurable but
do not be tempted to always offer material rewards. The real reward is the
pleasure your child gets from being able to do something new and from
knowing how pleased you are. Do not think this CD is a "child minder". To
get the most out of it, it needs to be shared learning. This means you will
be able to use the same terminology when talking to your child about words
and how they are built up. This will be of enormous benefit to your child
and you will find that a great deal of the English language can be made
logical and you will have a real sense of enjoyment and bonding in your
child's achievements. Brain Power Tutorial Games provide "fun games" and
"super effective" spelling rules covering the following topics: - Spelling
1a - Concentrates on Skills training. Tutorials and spelling games are aimed
at auditory training, visual training, sequencing & short-term memory
including the following activities: - Alphabet sequencing, tracking,
dictionary sorting and blend recognition. Auditory recognition of
syllables - a vital skill to learn to spell. Auditory recognition of short
and long vowels - eg. not and note Plurals : when to add -s, es, -ves
or -ies, Creating words with double or triple consonants at the end - eg
click, match, dodge. Suffixing - why and when to double the last letter, or
drop a silent e when adding suffixes.Spelling 2 - AVAILABLE APRIL/MAY 2002
Spelling 2, which has over 100 games, builds on the skills developed in
Spelling 1a. There are the following 6 sections: - LION - Making: - Open
syllables, closed syllables, vowel consonant e syllables, digraphs
syllables, vowel r syllables, words ending in '-le' syllables such as 'ble',
'cle', 'dle', 'fle', 'gle', 'kle', 'ple', 'tle', 'zle' & 'stle'.
GIRAFFE - Auditory training to distinguish the difference between the hard
and soft 'c' and the hard and soft 'g' sounds, Understanding how 'Walter
Warthog' effects vowel sounds, i.e. we hear wor but we write war and we hear
wont but we write want. Learning the various sounds made by 'ea', as in
bread, break & beam. ZEBRA - 12 visual recognition games for words ending in
'tion', 'sion' and 'cian'. CHEETAH - Speed Games - words ending with: - 'l'
or 'll', 's' or 'ss', 'ce' or 'ss', 'ce' or 'se'.
HIPPO - Word Endings including: - 'ous' or 'us', 'ic' or ick', 'able' or
'ible'. ELEPHANT - Memory activities: - 'here' words, 'wh' words, 'ould'
words,days of the week, months of the year, silent letter and irregular
words USES Home use - The CD has been designed with tutorials to make it
completely self-explanatory. When a parent plays with their child it makes a
very effective learning tool. It also means the parent learns the same
terminology and so is able to reinforce what the child has learnt. At
School - The CD is being used by many schools in a variety of ways: - In a
small remedial situation - In a computer classroom, it is networked to
enable a larger group to learn by these methods - English Second Language -
it is being used very successfully for teaching English phonics to learners
who have a basic knowledge of English but who are having spelling
difficulties. Adults - dyslexic adults find these methods helpful and
Spelling 1a is currently being researched for use with brain-injured adults
(stroke, car accidents etc).
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