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My Friend has Dyslexia Social Story

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My Friend has Dyslexia Social Story preview

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Social story cover titled 'My Friend has Dyslexia' shows a child holding an open book and looking worried.
Cover of the illustrated dyslexia social story
Social story page 2 says 'Everybody is different' and shows six children, including one using a wheelchair.
Page 2 introduces differences among people
Social story page 3 names different hair, eyes, and skin, illustrated with hair, an eye, and an arm.
Page 3 describes physical differences
Social story page 4 describes different personalities: brave, kind, funny, clever, friendly, and helpful.
Page 4 introduces personality differences
Social story page 5 explains that people's brains work in slightly different ways, with a brain illustration.
Page 5 introduces differences in how brains work
Social story page 6 introduces a friend through the sentence 'My friend has Dyslexia' and a waving child.
Page 6 introduces a friend who has dyslexia
Dyslexia and reading: a worried child with orange hair peeks over a red book; text says letters may seem to bounce
Helps classmates picture how reading can feel
Social story page 8 says the friend might have trouble matching letters to sounds, illustrated by A, B, C.
Page 8 describes matching letters to sounds
Social story page 9 says the friend might struggle with spelling and mix up letters; tiles spell SPELL.
Page 9 describes spelling difficulties
Social story page 10 describes trouble remembering instructions and needing to hear and do one thing at a time.
Page 10 explains taking instructions one at a time
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My Friend has Dyslexia Social Story This 6-page social story resource explains dyslexia to help children understand and support friends who have learning difficulties with reading and writing. Written at a 2nd grade reading level, the story uses a reassuring tone and simple terms to define dyslexia, describe common challenges, and provide tips for being a good friend. Pictures reinforce the concepts. Teachers can facilitate whole-class discussions, assign the reading to individual students, or send the PDF file home for parents to review with their child. The social story format builds empathy, acceptance, and inclusion. Print, laminate, and bind into a convenient book, or upload the pages to a classroom display for easy access and repetition of the core ideas about compassion.

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Contains a 24 page PDF social story

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