Understanding and Supporting Learners with Dyslexia

Introduction In this week’s blog, we will discuss the potentials and possibilities that learners with dyslexia can achieve through identification, intervention, accommodations, and support.  Students living with dyslexia require certain steps that build a foundation for climbing their way to success. Identification for students with dyslexia is an important first step in understanding what interventions are required to reinforce the letter-sound knowledge and decoding skills necessary to read text.  Along with effective interventions, certain accommodations may be required for students with dyslexia in order for them to achieve their potential.  Finally, the continued social and emotional support for students with dyslexia provided by different members of their lives are essential in ensuring their continued progress and potential. Identification The very first step in building a foundation of success for students with dyslexia is early and efficient identification of...

  Introduction As educators we serve a variety of learners and implement practices that will best support their growth.  Students may come to us like a scattered puzzle, and it may be up to us to piece together all their characteristics and qualities to have a more complete view of what tools, resources, and practices could help them to get the most out of their learning experiences in the classroom.  In this first blog post we will explore the characteristics that could be present in learners who may have dyslexia.  We will discuss the research that mentions certain neurological, literacy, genetic, gender, and sociocultural characteristics that may be present in learners with dyslexia.  By examining these characteristics, it is our hope that educators may feel more knowledgeable about what factors that could be present in our students that are currently in our classrooms, or future students to come.  Neurological and Literacy Characteristics Studies ...