Humble ISD Dyslexia News
October 2016
October Meeting Summary
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Huge thanks to Senators Bill Cassidy and Barbara Mikulski for creating Senate Resolution 275 establishing October as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. The resolution passed unanimously by voice in the Senate.
It is so exciting that this Senate resolution included strengths in its definition of dyslexia. It is important that strengths be included in formal definitions of dyslexia because it is the only way that students’ strengths will be routinely recognized among dyslexic students, and therefore appropriate education provided. The most common situation is that the intelligence and abilities of dyslexic students are grossly underestimated.
November Monthly Meeting
Celebrations!!
Celebrate good times, come on!!
- Summerwood Elementary teachers and students are "loving the app!" They say it makes the first part of the lesson move more quickly!!
- Atascocita Springs added a new member to the team, Mary Burke! Welcome, Mary!
- Ridge Creek Elementary students say that they love the new Barton program!
Questions & Answers...
Answer: October 13th, we will have Christina Trotter at our monthly meeting to go over all of the changes and STAAR accommodations, so please plan on being there! Accommodations are assigned on a student-by-student basis and never one size fits all. Regarding the use of a calculator, the student must meet one of the eligibility criteria found at the following link: file:///C:/Users/kelias/Downloads/2016_Calculation_Devices.pdf
Contact Information
Email: kelly.elias@humble.k12.tx.us
Location: 4810 Magnolia Cove Dr, TX, United States
Phone: 281-641-8423
Twitter: @HumbleISD_Dys