Fun Activities to Help Kids with Dyslexia

LISTEN to AUDIO Books.  While they are listening, have them track with the text.  This is a great way to build comprehension and practice tracking text and recognizing words.  

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Kids with dyslexia love learning and this can help build a passion for books.

Visual processing is so important for kids with dyslexia.  These activities can help them learn to identify and sound out letters better, track text better and help sharpen their overall processing skills.  

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Ideas include:

Where's Waldo Books

Hidden Pictures

Puzzles

Step by Step Drawing

Card games like Blink and SkipBo

Just reading with your child is an amazing activity to do on a regular basis.  They get to listen to the words and this builds on comprehension.  Stop and ask questions along the book to see how much they are comprehending.  

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You can also practice echo reading where you read a sentence and then they repeat the same sentence.  It helps to build their confidence with reading.  

My kids love art and drawing.  I think it is the creative side they are so good at.  Have your child "draw" books and read them to you.  This is a great way to have them enjoy the process of reading where they feel successful.

Timothy Rasinki made some awesome books called Word Ladders.  These help boost vocabulary, reading, spelling and phonics skills.  They have different level books based on grade and my kids have really enjoyed them.