SCEC: Reading With Dyslexia
October 2021 - Newsletter #1
October Is Dyslexia Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month is recognized to increase understanding of the strengths and challenges associated with dyslexia. Positive dyslexia awareness is key to empower, inspire, educate and support at-risk students and their families.
Dyslexia universal screening concluded October 1st. This screening involved students in grades K-2, those who received dyslexia interventions the previous year, and students referred by their teachers in grades 3-12.
Dyslexia-risk rosters and intervention details will be shared soon.
Let's make it a great year!
What Is Dyslexia?
-IDA, 2002
Dyslexia: Early Detection, Achievements and Accommodations
Benefits of Screening and Early Detection
- Fewer struggling readers by 3rd and 9th grade
- Early intervention to strengthen neural pathways for automaticity
- Screening identifies students at-risk for reading difficulties
- Quickly differentiate students who require intervention
- Provide interventions to develop literacy skills and reading achievement Universal Screening: K-2 Reading https://dyslexiaida.org/universal-screening-k-2-reading-2/ IDA, 2021
What Can Become of Dyslexics?
- Inventors and Astronauts
- Writers and Doctors
- Sports Stars and Engineers
- Musicians and Movie Stars
- Lawyers and Essential Workers
- Leaders and Teachers
- .....Anything!
Ways to Accommodate Students With Dyslexia?
Suggestions to implement in K-12 classrooms:
- Extra Time- allow extra time or shorten assignments
- Accommodations-allow students to show their learning in various ways
- Assistive technology- text-to-speech apps, keyboards, audiobooks, allow alphabet strips, number lines, record and share class lectures
- Highlight Strengths-protect student's self-esteem, praise effort
- Encourage paired learning-strategy can break down barriers, increase knowledge and improve learning
- Patins link-https://www.patinsproject.org/drm/resources/dyslexia/dyslexia-resources/262-get-smart-about-specific-learning-disabilities-sld/file
- The Truth About Accommodations http://dyslexia.yale.edu/advocacy/national-advocacy/the-truth-about-accommodations/
Educate * Inspire* Empower
Quote of the Month
"If you get to the children earlier, we might not be able to close the gap, but we can really minimize it greatly."
- Sally Shaywitz
Helpful Resources and Links:
Spread dyslexia awareness with an email signature graphic!
Official #IDAGoRed Dyslexia Awareness Month 2021
Email Signature:To download, visit-https://dyslexiaida.org/IDAGoRed/
Learning Ally. https://learningally.org/
The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity
For Information, please contact:
Pamela Howard, M.A.
District Reading Specialist Trained in Dyslexia
School City of East Chicago
219-354-9504 ext. 42255
Email: phoward@ecps.org
Phone: 219-3549504... 42255