Have you tried setting the words to music. We teach the alphabet through song and phonetics. I know there are some on-line websites they may be able to assist with this but you will have to do a bit of research to find them.
Dyslexia is a broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and spell,[1] and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, and/or rapid naming.[2][3] Dyslexia is separate and distinct from reading difficulties resulting from other causes, such as a non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, or from poor or inadequate reading instruction.[4][5] It is believed that dyslexia can affect between 5 to 10 percent of a given population although there have been no studies to indicate an accurate percentage.[6][7][8]
There are three proposed cognitive subtypes of dyslexia: auditory, visual and attentional.[7][9][10][11][12][13] Although dyslexia is not an intellectual disability, it is considered both a learning disability[14][15] and a reading disability.[14][16] Dyslexia and IQ are not interrelated, since reading and cognition develop independently in individuals who have dyslexia.[17]
Accomplished adult dyslexics may be able to read with good comprehension, but they tend to read more slowly than non-dyslexics, and may perform more poorly at nonsense word reading (a measure of phonological awareness), and spelling.[18]
My son has this. They have a machine that can help with this. Try looking at this website http://www.dyslexia-add.org/
I don't know if this will help, but maybe he's experiencing a ton of anxiety and it's "paralysing" his ability? Have you talked with a therapist about Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)? Here’s a link with more info. http://www.abct.org/Public/?m=mPublic&fa=WhatIsCBTpublic
I hope this helps!
I need help finding printable safety signs for the community. I teach mentally and physically special needs adults in a sheltered workshop. I have a gentleman who needs to be able to recognize community signs. He does not read, so I need to teach him what the signs look like. Could anyone recommend a web site I could find them in and print them off. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My e-mail is ***@****. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Judy