This paper compares study strategies (as listed in a diary) between post-secondary students with and without dyslexia. I am interested to learn which strategies were useful, the differences they made, and whether they can be applied to high school students.
Black, J. (2010, May 8). In Their Right Mind. New Zealand Listener, 18-21.
This is a popular magazine article on well-known people who have dyslexia. I think this will help provide background information, context, and a positive perspective that could later we shared with students.
Cawley, J. F., Hayes, A., & Foley, T. E. (2008). Teaching math to students with learning disabilities: Implications and solutions. Rowman & Littlefield Education.
This book approaches the teaching of mathematics from the perspective of adapting the entire pedagogy of mathematics so that it is meaningful and accessible to students with learning differences, rather than find access points and adaptations with a current curriculum. It aims to go beyond helping these students, but to use mathematics to help them develop cognitive and linguistic skills. I am particularly interested in their detailed treatment of word problems.
Chinn, S. (2020). The Trouble with Maths: A Practical Guide to Helping Learners with Numeracy Difficulties (4th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003017714
This textbook presents various learning differences that affect mathematical learning and offers techniques to help students with dyslexia and other learning differences be successful in mathematics. This is a key book for providing context and a comprehensive treatment of the field of alternate learning and teaching strategies for students with learning differences.
Davis Dyslexia Association International. List of Dyslexic Achievers. https://www.dyslexia.com/about-dyslexia/dyslexic-achievers/all-achievers/
This is a list of famous people who have had(have) dyslexia, and it’s a great resource to give an audience insight into the potential a student with dyslexia has; and it’s an encouraging message for students who have dyslexia.
Hannell, Glynis. (2013). Dyscalculia: Action plans for successful learning in mathematics. Routledge.
I am interested in learning about dyscalculia, how it differs from dyslexia, and if any of the techniques used to help students with dyscalculia can be used for those with dyslexia.
Henderson, A. (1998). Maths for the dyslexic: A practical guide. David Fulton.
This book gives a detailed and comprehensive account of teaching strategies that can be used to help students with dyslexia in several specific areas of mathematics: number, algebra, shape, space, measurement, data.
Jane Roitsch, Silvana Watson, An Overview of Dyslexia: Definition, Characteristics, Assessment, Identification, and Intervention, Science Journal of Education. Vol. 7, No. 4, 2019, pp. 81-86. doi: 10.11648/j.sjedu.20190704.11
This is a frequently cited paper on dyslexia from a technical psychological perspective. I have chosen this article because it gives an extensive overview of dyslexia, its characteristics, assessment and identification, and in particular it addresses intervention techniques.
Leong, C. K., & Jerred, W. D. (2001). Effects of consistency and adequacy of language information on understanding elementary mathematics word problems. Annals of Dyslexia, 51(1), 277-298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11881-001-0014-1
This is an interesting paper on how the way word problems are constructed, and the language used in them, can affect all students and those with dyslexia. They also investigate how students cognitively process these word problems which can provide much insight into how to support students with learning differences.
Sandman-Hurley, K. (2013, July). What is Dyslexia? [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/kelli_sandman_hurley_what_is_dyslexia
A short informational video to help the viewer appreciate dyslexia. This gives good background information and may help me relate this topic to an audience.
Soiffer, N., & Larson, J. L. (2020). Rainbow math: A case study of using colors in math for students with moderate to severe dyslexia. (pp. 401-409). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58796-3_47
The authors investigate whether differences in font, colour and spacing influence the performance of students with dyslexia. This is interesting because it covers a few strategies that could potentially aid students with dyslexia in the classroom.
Turner Ellis, S. A., Miles, T. R., & Wheeler, T. J. (1996). Speed of multiplication in dyslexics and non-dyslexics. Dyslexia (Chichester, England), 2(2), 121-139. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0909(199606)2:2<121::AID-DYS31>3.0.CO;2-V
This paper compares several aspects of how students with dyslexia perform multiplication compared with students who do not have dyslexia. This interests me because it provides insight in how dyslexia may affect mathematical ability and performance.
