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Remedial Strategies for

4Ds - Dyslexia, Dysgraphia,
Dyscalculia & Dyspraxia
Practical Tips for Educators and Parents

Mrs. Balasaraswathy Nair

Founder & Online Remedial
Coach, LD Remedial World
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Trained 20,000+ teachers and parents who
help children overcome Learning Disability.
25 years of experience in Mainstream
Schools leadership roles across ICSE,
CBSE, SSC, IB and NIOS Boards.
10 years of experience in Special Education
as the founder of Vedas Education
(Schooling Without Boundaries).
10 years of experience as Director of
Training for Special Educators in Vedas Mrs. Balasaraswathy Nair
Ignite Academy for Inclusive Education.
Founder & Online Remedial
12 years of experience as Managing Coach, LD Remedial World
Trustee of Prayas Charitable Foundation.
Personally helped more than 300 LD https://ldworld.teachable.com/
children to become self-reliant.
WHAT IS LD ?
LEARNING DISABILITY
TYPES OF LEARNING DISABILITY
DYSLEXIA DYSGRAPHIA

Difficulty in reading Difficulty in writing

Difficulty in body
Difficulty in maths coordination

DYSCALCULIA DYSPRAXIA
3
LET’S READ

1. q o b c o r u

2. B a d y

3. Dabby qusheb the dabies qraw

DYSLEXIA –Reading Disability
SOLUTIONS FOR READING
CHALLENGES
 (Strategy-001)
UNABLE TO READ FULL LINES TOGETHER
USE RULER TO COVER LOWER LINES IN
PAGES
 (Strategy-002)
DIFFICULTY TO IDENTIFY LEFT AND RIGHT HAND

• Teach LEFT hand first. Then

Right hand.
• Repeat that word often
• On left hand paint any
finger nail or put a tape,
ribbon etc.
TEACH ANY ONE FIRST
DIFFICULTY IN REMEMBERING IMPORTANT POINTS
(Strategy-003)
USE HEAVY UNDERLINE ON IMPORTANT PARTS
 (Strategy-004)
HOW TO REVISE BEFORE A TEST
 USE VISUALIZATION - MIND MAP

• Use this strength of

visualizing the things your
child wants to remember.
• When revising for test or
topic make a page of drawings
to remind the main points.
DYSGRAPHIA-WRITING DISABILITY
SOLUTIONS FOR WRITING
CHALLENGES
DIFFICULTY IN HOLDING PENCIL
(Strategy-001)
USE OF PENCIL GRIPS
DIFFICULTY IN WRITING IN SPECIFIC AREA
(Strategy-002)
USE GRAPH PAPER
COMPLAINS OF DISCOMFORT WHILE WRITING SO
AVOIDS WRITING
(Strategy-003)
ADOPT RIGHT BODY POSTURE
CONFUSION WITH CONSONANTS AND VOWELS
(Strategy-004)

Example
p, b, o , l, a ,n,
s, e, y, c, a, d, a , z,
t, a, o, r, k, I, g, e, o,
USE DIFFERENT COLORS FOR CONSONANT /
VOWELS

p, u, b, o, l, a, n, i,
s, e, y, c, a, d, u, k,
a, z, t, a, h o, r, s, l,
k, l, g, e, p, v, o, g, u
DYSCALCULIA-MATHS DIFFICULTY
SOLUTIONS FOR MATHS
CHALLENGES
HOW TO TEACH INTERRELATED CONCEPTS
(Strategy-001)
DRAW THE PROBLEM
DIFFICULTY IN REMEMBERING NUMBERS
(Strategy-002)
TRACE THE NUMBERS ON THE CHILDS BACK,
BODY OR HAND
How to teach ODD & EVEN numbers
(Strategy-003)
PLAY ODD EVEN GAME
DIFFICULTY TO RECOGNISE NUMBER QUANTITY
(Strategy-004)
Show dice patterns and ask child to recognize
DYSPRAXIA - BODY-COORDINATION
 SOLUTIONS FOR
BODY-COORDINATION
CHALLENGES
INABILITY TO CATCH BALL
(Strategy-001)
WRIST SIDE MOVEMENT
FREQUENTLY DROPS PENCIL OR PEN FROM HAND
(Strategy-002)
PEN SPIN
POOR EYE HAND COORDINATION
(Strategy-003)
PLAY WITH CARS ON A LARGE PATH
BREAKS CRAYON FREQUENTLY
(Strategy-004)
Pinching Clothespins with Each Finger
GOLDEN RULES FOR
YOU
1. BE PATIENT
2. BUILD UP ON CHILD’S STRENGTH
3. USE SHORT SENTENCES AND
SIMPLE VOCABULARY
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