SAISD 504/Dyslexia Department
February 2019
Section 504
EQUALITY is giving people the same things.
EQUITY is giving people different supports so they have equal access.
What is Dyslexia?
How Do I Know if it's Dyslexia?
- Difficulty reading words in isolation
- Difficulty accurately decoding unfamiliar words
- Difficulty with oral reading (slow, inaccurate, or labored without expression)
- Difficulty spelling
Famous Dyslexics
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg is perhaps Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He is the winner of 3 academy awards, 3 Golden Globes, and 4 Emmy Awards.His advice to young adults with dyslexia? “You are not alone, and while you will have dyslexia for the rest of your life, you can dart between the raindrops to get where you want to go. It will not hold you back.”
DYSLEXIA RESOURCES
Learning Ally
Learning Ally has the world’s largest audio textbook library with over 80,000 human-narrated books that are audio-only or VOICEtext, the unique learning solution that highlights words and sentences as students read. Dyslexic students can enjoy Learning Ally books by downloading the FREE app. Contact your campus 504/Dyslexia coordinator for additional information.
Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
Overcoming Dyslexia offers the latest information about reading problems and proven, practical techniques that, along with hard work and the right help, can enable anyone to overcome them. It has tools that parents and teachers need to help the dyslexic child, age by age, grade by grade, step by step.
The Alphabet War by Diane Burton Robb
In first grade, almost everyone else in his class was learning to read but Adam was fighting a war against letters. In third grade, he finally got the right kind of help. During fourth grade, he learned that he could excel in other things. That gave him the confidence to take chances with reading. One day he found himself reading a book all by himself!
Upcoming Event
Family Literacy Night
Thursday, Feb 21, 2019, 05:30 PM
Burnet Learning Center Cafeteria 406 Barrera Street 78210
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Contact Us
Email: csosa2@saisd.net
Website: www.saisd.net/dyslexia
Location: 439 Arbor Place, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (210)554-2570
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/504Dyslexia-Department-SAISD-283275375824461/
Twitter: @SAISD504