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Read our page on technical aids for dyslexia, which includes a program that allows you to dictate your essays to a computer, and another program which really helps with essay planning.
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As a student with dyslexia at college or university, you may have trouble with note-taking. Draw a line down a sheet of paper, with one-third of the page on the left and two-thirds of the page on the right.

Write the main idea of each paragraph on the left side. List details on the right side of the page.

The two-column note-taking method visually separates information into main ideas and details.
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The main barriers to concentrating are boredom, anxiety and day-dreaming. To improve our concentration skills we need to counteract these barriers.
Set aside a place for study and study only.
Find a specific place that you can use for studying (for example, the campus libraries, vacant classrooms, quiet areas in the student center, your bedroom at home, etc.)
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Many students with dyslexia find it difficult to be well organized, and need some kinds of techniques to help. When working, try to vary your tasks: half an hour's writing might be followed by a change of activity - some work that involves moving around or telephoning people.
Use an organizer.
This continuous diary will help you keep up to date with assignment and essay deadlines, exams and appointments. You will also have your telephone numbers all in one place.
Many people keep a 'To do' list in their organizer.
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•Talk to other students in our free Dyslexia College Discussion Board.

•Try out your own Dyslexia Homepage.

Make sure to attend the final few classes. The teacher will probably stress the material which is most important. Tips may be given about what to study.

Find out what will be covered in the exam (e.g. the whole term, only since the last test, only certain chapters).

Find out what format will be used (essay type questions, short answer, multiple choice, true-false, problems or a combination).
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The reading demands on a student with dyslexia can be considerable. The technique of skimming may help. You will never get from skimming what reading and study can give you, but it is a very practical way of dealing with the mass of books available to you.

By skimming you can get, often with surprising accuracy, a general sense of the contents of a book.

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You will need to obtain some evidence of your dyslexia, usually in the form of an assessment report from a psychologist. In some countries (e.g. the UK) this will be paid for by the university (via the local education authority), but in many countries (like the US), unfortunately, you will be expected to fund this yourself.

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• Scholarship Programs - Scholarships for Students with Disabilities.

• Students with dyslexia at a UK university can apply for a Disabled Student's Allowance which can help towards buying equipment such as a tape recorder and cassettes for recording lectures, a laptop, an electronic spellchecker or the cost of photocopying.

The 2003-4 equipment allowance can be up to £4,460 and is a one-off payment. A general allowance can be up to £1,490 per year. A non-medical helper's allowance, which could cover salary costs for a reader who records text for the student to hear or a note taker or typist, can be up to £11,280 per year. Part-time students, studying at least 50 per cent of a full-time course leading to a degree and post-graduate students are now also eligible for this allowance, up to a maximum of £8,465. Details.

Draw a 'Mind Map'.
Begin your diagram with a circle in the middle of a sheet of paper. Inside the shape or on the line, write the name of your topic. From your circle, draw three or four lines out into the page. Be sure to spread them out.
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Some students with dyslexia are nervous about approaching their tutors. Your tutor is paid to teach and support you, and it can be helpful to go and see them.

Let them know that you are dyslexic, so that they are aware of any particular difficulties in connection with their subject. They may be able to put you in touch with any special facilities that exist in your college or university.
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Use cards - If called upon to give a presentation, break up your talk into short pieces which can each be summarized on a card the size of a postcard.

Hold these cards in your hands as you talk, and use them to provide cues for each of the steps in your talk.

Pick out the key words on each card and write them in red or highlight them.
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