Schools have less and less time to accompany children with dyslexia in their classrooms

Dyslexia ... you would be as a child but have to deal with. But there is good news, because there is a special alphabet for these kids. The alphabet that the developers of Pi Spello developed specifically for children with dyslexia, the Pi-Spellobet goes online January 9.

In the year that the spelling method Pi Spello 10 years on the market, are the publishers of the online version of the method.

An online learning environment for children with dyslexia.

Schools have less and less time to accompany children with dyslexia in their classrooms. These children can now independently next to the teacher's instruction to get started with the software PI Spello, which offers online exercises in spelling all levels up to grade 7.

The Netherlands is currently underway at more than 200 locations (schools and practices) with the spelling method Pi Spello. But children from schools and practices that do not work with this method, can now online with the Pi-Spello software practice with the Pi-Spellobet.

The Pi-Spellobet

The ancient names of our traditional alphabet (ABCD ...) are still used in the year 2017 with the spelling lessons. Fine, for the child with a word picture. But the Netherlands is aware of the fact that the use of these names is the big problem for children with dyslexia? They should almost always rely on the sound of the word to write.

When the children ask to speak to write on highways, we expect from them that they 3 different sounds / snelweegun / use exactly the same sign E: highways. Confusing! But if they want to write the word fortunately / gulukkug / she must once again for three identical sounds / u / use a different character: happy. Confusing!

For this group of children hits the 26-character alphabet story amply deficit.

These children deserve another notation system, a different alphabet.

The spelling method Pi Spello, for 10 years this alphabet, the Pi-Spellobet, in which all possible sounds and sound bits of the Dutch language appear as characters and syllables with its own name and its own color. The method is the result of years of working with children with dyslexia. Developed by and for this target group. Pi Spello teaches the child to the highest attainable standard supported by the pi-Spellobet and write and think in color, sounds and sound bits of the Dutch language to use the correct characters and word parts.

Pi-Spello is the hallmark of Dutch Quality Institute Dyslexia NKD.

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