Dyslexia

2023 - 2 - 21

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M-DCPS helps students with dyslexia and other reading learning ... (Miami's Community Newspapers)

But even if that is not the case, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has diagnostic reading assessments, such as iReady, which are given to all students ...

With topics ranging from local news to community events, Miami’s Community Newspapers is the ideal source for staying up to date with the latest news and happenings in the area. The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity has found that difficulties have no connection to their overall intelligence. Dyslexia is a learning disability where the reader has difficulty with word recognition and decoding words, which is one of the building blocks of fluency. With these workshops, parents can be active participants in helping their children overcome these obstacles. “Timing is a critical component to success so the earlier we spot dyslexia, or any disability, the better,” said Patrick Salmasi, district director of the Department of Exceptional Student Education (ESE) at M-DCPS. They may read slowly, mix up similar words and struggle to spell and write words correctly.

Dyslexia 101: Schools start to incorporate newly required dyslexia ... (Idaho EdNews)

When her first-grader was struggling to read, Amanda Dickinson was worried. “He'll grow out of it,” teachers told her. “Just give him some time.”.

At the secondary level, students with dyslexia “have either learned to navigate to best succeed as they could or still struggle with reading and come to get an adverse relationship with reading at school.” “We have a long ways to go. If they’re not, it could be due to a variety of reasons — and dyslexia is one of them. “I look a little more human to them and it … He’s also learned to advocate for himself over the years. And that’s essential, because reading is the gateway to a lifetime of learning. “If we don’t teach using evidence-based, research-based practices, we’re going to have a society of people who are underperforming, who end up not being able to graduate high school or get a position and have a career. A few weeks ago, Dickinson attended a training on dyslexia (put on by LPLC and hosted by her district). “It’s a teaching tool because the kids notice and they’re afraid to read out loud as well,” Dickinson said. “So 92% of children need to be taught with structured literacy approaches … Dickinson, her father, and both of her sons are dyslexic, with mild to severe cases. We’re going to end up with more people in prison.”

Teachers need to be informed about identifying challenges (NNN)

Lindy Crawford, Executive Director of the Literacy & Performance Learning Center (LPLC), noted that if schools do not teach using evidence-based and research- ...

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Dyscalculia Day - March 3rd 2023 - British Dyslexia Association (British Dyslexia Association)

It is also an opportunity to reach out to maths teachers and maths learning difficulty specialists to share techniques and best practices to support dyscalculic ...

Dyscalculia Day is the initiative of The Dyscalculia Network and supported by The Dyscalculia Academy. This is especially important as current research suggests that a person is 100 times less likely to be diagnosed and given support for dyscalculia than dyslexia! Studies into the causes of dyscalculia are about 30 years behind research into dyslexia.

Decoding dyslexia: Quail Creek women create speciality books (Green Valley News)

Author Yasmin John-Thorpe reads one of their decodable books to Becky Hill's second-grade class at Anza Trail School on Tuesday. Jamie Verwys | Green Valley ...

Dyslexia-friendly Books Added To Collection At Puke Ariki | Scoop ... (Scoop.co.nz)

For people with dyslexia, libraries could be a daunting place but NPDC's Puke Ariki is hoping to change that by offering a range of dyslexia-friendly books.

Some apps also have online graphic novels for those who prefer picture queues rather than text. As well as large print titles for adults, our libraries offer of audio books and online e audio books that some reluctant readers or people with dyslexia prefer as it takes the stress away of trying to read. There are now around 300 titles on the shelves at Puke Ariki and our community libraries that are designed specifically for people with dyslexia and reluctant readers.

Dyslexia-friendly books added to shelves of New Plymouth district ... (Stuff.co.nz)

People living with dyslexia in the New Plymouth district will now have access to around 300 dyslexia-friendly titles, after the success of trial carried out ...

Exciting introduction to reading and writing for young students ... (NNN)

If parents believe that their child is having a hard time, they should discuss this with their child's teacher and look into diagnostic readings assessments, ...

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