R10 Dyslexia Connects Newsletter
March 2020 8th Edition
Dyslexia Defined
Be Inspired
Enjoy the true story of Saqib Shaikh and how he utilized his strengths to create technology that accommodated his disability. His new AI Microsoft tool will benefit students with dyslexia.
Dyslexia and Math Support with Chris Woodin
Technology
Music Support
Dyslexia Parent Library
Be Still Little Tree Be Still
Be Still, Little Tree, Be Still written by Shawn Elliot Russell uses vibrant illustrations to teach children and adults a powerful secret to overcoming fear and the most challenging obstacles, Stillness.
A Mink a Fink, a Skating Rink What is a Noun?
A Mink a Fink, a Skating Rink What is a Noun? Written by Brian P. Cleary and illustrated by Jenya Prosmitsky. They use colorful pictures and rhyming to help kids connect to the nouns around them. Check out their series of grammar books.
Eagle Eyes
Eagle Eyes by Jeanne Gehret, is a book about a boy named Ben that learns to recognize and control his ADD, and his family learns to value the way he interprets the world around him.
Talking Book Program
Audio Poster Series
Resources
- The Dallas Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) serves our community, particularly those with dyslexia, primarily through conferences, by providing speakers and through a special scholarship fund: Learn more HERE.
- The Academic Language Therapist Association (ALTA): Find out more HERE.
- understood.org for tools, support and community for the 1 in 5 people in the U.S. with learning and thinking differences who often get left out or left behind.
- Partners Resource Network can help you understand your child's disability: https://prntexas.org/
Region 10 Contact
Email: nancy.disterlic@region10.org
Website: Region10.org
Location: 400 E Spring Valley Rd, Richardson, TX, USA
Phone: 972-348-1454