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SCHOOLS
Interdisciplinary projects are part of International Baccalaureate programs as well as some special schools (like STEM) and gifted / highly capable schools, but they are good fits also for dyslexic students in general.
Some students may discover their Interdisciplinary or Interconnected Reasoning strengths by working on science projects for science fairs or getting involved in Odyssey of the Mind or Future Problem Solvers competitions. These programs also help students exercise dynamic reasoning strengths - being able to forecast and make predictions about the future. Scenario-building is alway a big part of these usually group projects - and dyslexic students can excel at these activities.
These programs may also take place during the school year, but summer may be a better time to go deep with a project because of competing demands of coursework.
Finally, students can enjoy their summer vacations getting immersed in stories and making some of their own. Reading can be through any modality - audiobooks, ebooks with custom voices, or even print reading the usual way if silent reading is fluent enough. If students are on the cusp of being fluent readers, then reading the first chapters with them - then letting them take over on their own may be all they need to get going. The hardest part of reading a high interest novel is usually the beginning because character names and places are difficult to read and students have to figure out what the story is about.
If your student is reading for fun - you can also preview the book by asking search or AI chat assistant.
For students who want to write stories, but have trouble with writing fast enough to keep up with their ideas, then allowing them to dictate stories or use a chat assistant to brainstorm and get their ideas down on a page.
The challenge with working with an AI assistant is that you don't want them to just write a story for you - you want to use as an assistant to brainstorm, identify plot holes, or organize what you've said.
There are many options for this - include Vnote.ai which we've mentioned before. I've also heard of several users who like Claude.ai for fiction writing.