All children deserve to have the confidence to raise their hands and contribute in class!
Kara Tointon - BBC Lifeline Appeal for Dyslexia Action - BBC One
This was an excellent documentary!
Links to important and interesting information about Dyslexia!
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with Louisa Moats Dr. Louisa Moats, Ed.D. is a nationally recognized authority on how children learn to read and why some fail to learn. Widely acclaimed as a researcher, speaker, consultant, and trainer, Moats developed the landmark professional development program LETRS for teachers and reading specialists and the scientifically based LANGUAGE! Live Reading Intervention for grades 5 – 12.
https://youtu.be/PhmKrrZ2uVM
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Don Winn Don Winn, author of Raising a Child with Dyslexia: What Every Parent Needs to Know is a must-have book for every parent with a dyslexic child and every educator. The information provided can help all children, not just dyslexics to thrive and reach their full potential. The scientifically proven techniques described in this book can help struggling readers overcome their challenges so as to enrich the learning environment for all students.
https://youtu.be/7aJqIcZoX9A
From the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity - This is a great for suggestions for summer!
http://dyslexia.yale.edu/PAR_summerfun.html
Susan Barton Reading and Spelling System
http://www.dys-add.com/
Reading and The Brain - A Presentation by Dr. Christopher Kaufman, Ph.D.
https://vimeo.com/32489034
The Dyslexic Advantage - Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain
by Brock L. Eide, M.D., M.A., and Fernette F. Eide, M.D.
Susan Barton Reading and Spelling System
http://ww.dys-add.com/
Below is the link to the PowerPoint Presentation on Dyslexia that I gave to Delta Kappa Gamma's Powhatan Chapter, Gamma Sigma of which I'm a member.
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Along with academic tutoring, I encourage my students
to learn these Executive Functioning Skills!
to learn these Executive Functioning Skills!
I just want to say something about Guided Reading. The Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention is not as good for dyslexic students as the multisensory programs like Project Read or most of the other Orton Gillingham based programs. The "When I'm stuck, I can..." handout below promotes guessing! When a child gets to a word in a leveled reader and gets "stuck" many times the teachers says, "What does it look like?" The guessing game ensues! Instead of decoding the word, the child guesses! This is not good because the comprehension is lost trying to guess the one word!
Some schools handout this little "aid" to help students figure out a word when they're stuck. [This also doubles as a bookmark!] It is rather cute, but it is NOT going to help children figure out words when they're stuck!
At Miss Betsy's Place, I teach children how to decode words for reading, and encode words for spelling! My students learn real skills! Once children learn the 7 syllable types and how to syllabicate words, they can use this knowledge to decode words. They're armed with the ability to sound out words they don't know and then read them! All they need to do is practice reading! Eventually, they love reading!
At Miss Betsy's Place, I teach children how to decode words for reading, and encode words for spelling! My students learn real skills! Once children learn the 7 syllable types and how to syllabicate words, they can use this knowledge to decode words. They're armed with the ability to sound out words they don't know and then read them! All they need to do is practice reading! Eventually, they love reading!