A common aspect of dyslexia is an inability to plan and organise work and
time. A lot of dyslexic students prefer a highly structured workload that
has every aspect of it broken down into individual tasks. These tasks would
then have specific deadlines so that they can be carried out one at a time.
The best way to do this is through regular sessions with a study skills
specialist. Without this extra support the typical scenario involves the
student leaving everything to the last minute or carrying out far too much
research that tends to then lead to drifting away from the initial
hypothesis and results in reams of paper spread over walls and floors.
Without strategies being put in place at the earliest opportunity to help
overcome these difficulties then the situation that you are facing with your
post grad student will be inevitable.
I therefore suggest that you seek support for the student as soon as
possible.
Mark Boyce
Dyslexia Support Tutor (UWIC)
-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur Chatters [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 12 December 2002 16:17
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Dyslexia and postgraduate study
Hello,
Any advice or sharing of a similar experience would be greatly
appreciated. A student with dyslexia completed her first degree very
sucessfully with little by way of special arrangements other than extra
time in exams. But after one term of postgraduate work she is having
major problems because of the inevitably rather open-ended and
unstructured nature of the work. I realise that there is no such thing
as a typical person with dyslexia, but, having said that, we would be
grateful for any answers or suggestions for the following questions.
Would one expect a dyslexic student to have this sort of problem?
Could it be a sign of some other underlying problem, and if so how could
ths be assessed?
Can anyone suggest sources of help, coping strategies, or share their
experience with particular relevance to a dyslexic student doing
postgraduate work in a mathematical subject?
With best wishes,
Arthur Chatters
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