Dyslexia
Do You Know What It Is?
About
The purpose of this project is to explore and explain what dyslexia is/is not, identify screeners and evidence-based strategies used in classrooms, the social implications associated with dyslexia, and resources available to students and parents.
Dyslexia is on the rise and recent estimates suggest 5% to 8% of students may now have dyslexia. (Mather, N. & Wendling, B., 2012, p. 9)
Assessment State and Federal Laws
Examples of Assessments
Personal and Family Implications
Instructions and Interventions
Phonological Awareness
Why use Elkonin Boxes?
· They help students build phonological awareness by segmenting words into sounds or syllables.
· They teach students how to count the number of phonemes in the word (not always the number of letters).
· They help students better understand the alphabetic principle in decoding and spelling.
How to use Elkonin Boxes
1. Pronounce a target word slowly, stretching it out by sound.
2. Ask the child to repeat the word.
3. Draw "boxes" or squares on a piece of paper, chalkboard, or dry erase board with one box for each syllable or phoneme.
4. Have the child count the number of phonemes in the word, not necessarily the number of letters. For example, wish has three phonemes and will use three boxes. /w/, /i/, /sh/
5. Direct the child to slide one colored circle, unifix cube, or corresponding letter in each cell of the Elkonin box drawing as he/she repeats the word.
The example below shows an Elkonin Box for the word "sheep," which consists of three phonemes (sounds): /sh/ /ee/ /p/
Reading Fluency
http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/professionals/dyslexia-school/reading-fluency
Reading Comprehension
http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/professionals/dyslexia-school/reading-comprehension
Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN)
http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/professionals/dyslexia-school/word-retrieval-fluency-and-ran
Intervention
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KM6eotTd_HNdog7tqFgN2nwDlgQadG4PVcaynVTyvpI/edit