Humanities Happenings
Literacy Intervention Updates - Spotlight on Dyslexia
Please take 7 minutes to watch this moving TEDx talk by a high school student in Maine. Her experience is similar to that of many students we serve.
What teachers need to know...
Not all reading difficulties are tied to dyslexia. However, for those students who are dyslexic, being identified and learning how to navigate this disability are critical to their long term academic success.
GCISD provides dyslexia therapy for any identified student according to need. These services may look somewhat different depending on whether identification happens in the primary grades or in the secondary grades, but support is available in grades K-12. After students complete therapy, transitional support is needed as students learn to apply their new literacy skills to their grade-level coursework. Strong communication between the interventionist, student, classroom teacher, and parents will be key to success during this time.
TEA's Revised Dyslexia Handbook
Dyslexia Simulations
The goal of these sessions was to ensure that secondary teachers were updated on recent brain research and had a chance to experience what life would be like as a dyslexic student in a classroom full of non-dyslexic learners. The response from teachers was extremely positive.
Additional simulations will be offered in the fall of 2015 for new secondary teachers in GCISD and elementary teachers.
READ Advocacy Group
GCISD Humanities - English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Literacy Intervention, and Library Services
Email: suzanne.newell@gcisd.net
Website: http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Domain/3242
Phone: 817-251-5520