{"id":345435,"date":"2023-01-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/school-support-why-choose-a-teacher-specialised-in-dys-disorders\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T09:00:00","slug":"school-support-why-choose-a-teacher-specialised-in-dys-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/school-support-why-choose-a-teacher-specialised-in-dys-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"School Support: Why Choose a Teacher Specialised in DYS Disorders?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A specialist in DYS disorders, Dr Alain Pouhet is categorical: “to help their pupils with DYS, teachers should first understand their disability<\/strong>“[1]<\/strong><\/a>. <\/em>A lack of awareness of these disorders currently prevents teachers from adapting their lessons to their pupils’ difficulties. Not to mention that the term “DYS disorder” covers a wide range of different difficulties\u2026<\/p>\n

The impact of DYS disorders on learning<\/h2>\n

DYS disorders are characterised by cognitive difficulties that disrupt learning<\/strong>: without involving any intellectual disability, they greatly disrupt children who cannot rely on traditional “school tools” to read, write, spell or count.<\/p>\n

This “glitch” in the brain may concern language<\/strong>, in which case the child may struggle to understand certain words. If it concerns sounds or letters, this will show up in writing<\/strong>. And if it concerns numbers<\/strong>, their difficulties will be concentrated on mathematics\u2026<\/p>\n

Lasting<\/strong>, with varying degrees of severity depending on the case, DYS disorders hinder children’s progress at school: they can make progress, but they will always lag behind<\/strong>, both compared with other pupils and compared with the teacher’s expectations.<\/p>\n

What is the teacher’s role with children who have DYS?<\/h2>\n

For reference, the World Health Organization defines disability as “a limitation of activity or restriction of participation<\/strong> in social life<\/strong> experienced by a person in their environment, due to an impairment of one or more physical, sensory, mental, cognitive or psychological functions.”[2]<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Dr Alain Pouhet bases his thinking on this definition when he gives this example: “when, in Year 4, you have major difficulty reading and understanding<\/strong> instructions compared to your classmates, you are indeed experiencing restricted participation and limited activity, since learning generally happens through reading\u2026” 1<\/sup>. <\/em>According to him, it would be enough for the teacher to read instructions aloud for a dyslexic child<\/a> to understand them easily\u2026<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, initial teacher training does not address the management of DYS disorders<\/strong> in the classroom at all. In continuing training, it is barely mentioned\u2026<\/p>\n

How can teachers help them?<\/h2>\n

According to Dr Alain Pouhet, the classic mistake teachers make is expecting too much from specialist therapists<\/strong>: “they think, for example, that it’s the speech and language therapist who will teach the pupil with DYS to read” 1<\/sup>\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

In the absence of specific training on DYS disorders, every teacher can already start asking questions about their pupil<\/strong>: what bothers them most? What are their strengths? Are they being seen by a speech and language therapist, and if so, since when? How can their difficulties be compensated for? Teachers should also explain the disorder to the other pupils<\/strong>, so they can understand the adjustments being made.<\/p>\n

Parents can also support their child’s learning by asking one of our school support professionals<\/a> for help: trained in learning disorders, they adapt their lessons to each child’s difficulties, allowing them to progress through their schooling as smoothly as possible.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Citation: https:\/\/www.vousnousils.fr\/2018\/01\/10\/pour-aider-leurs-eleves-dys-les-enseignants-devraient-deja-connaitre-leur-handicap-611444<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Source: https:\/\/www.monparcourshandicap.gouv.fr\/glossaire\/handicap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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