While many students with dyslexia, when given the appropriate specialized education, will have made significant gains by the time they reach middle or high school, these students will still need and benefit from several accommodations to facilitate their learning. Accommodations will differ depending upon the student, but common aids include:
- Allowing students with dyslexia to use a laptop to take notes during class and to help with organization
- Give students who use laptops written tests on a disk or CD format, so the student may use a keyboard rather than have to grapple with difficulties in handwriting
- Give students tests untimed
- If possible, find time to tutor the student one-on-one, or help the student find his or her own tutor outside of class
- Tape record lectures to give to students if needed
- Look into dictation software that allows students to give oral answers for tests or assignments and types wording for them
- English teachers can have books on tapes available for students if needed
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