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Additional Resources and Further Reading

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Additional Resources and Further Reading

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Orton-Gillingham-multisensory approach to teaching reading https://imse.com

Overcoming Dyslexia- identify, understand and overcome Dyslexia  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679781595/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0679781595&linkCode=as2&tag=abunlife02-20

Parent Training Courses https://homeschoolingwithdyslexia.com/parent-dyslexia-training-course/

Starfall- website to help teach kids to read using phonics https://www.starfall.com/h/

The Unappreciated Benefits of Dyslexia- must read article on Dyslexia http://www.wired.com/2011/09/dyslexic-advantage/

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Dyslexia affects 1/5 people (What I Wish Teachers Knew About Dyslexia, 2015)

In the US, about 40 million people have Dyslexia (Life of a Dyslexic, 2017)

Dyslexia is present in 18-22% of boys and only 8-13% of girls (Tankersley, 2019)

Students with Dyslexia score significantly higher on tests when they are given tests orally and with additional time (What I Wish Teachers Knew About Dyslexia, 2015)

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(A Mom Opens Up About Her Own Dyslexia After Son's Diagnosis) https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/personal-stories/stories-by-adults/video-a-mom-opens-up-about-her-own-dyslexia-after-sons-diagnosis?_ul=1*1c80vui*domain_userid*YW1wLW5yUFdWbW1JeXg1V1FSd0RCdUJjM3c

(Barton Demo)
https://bartonreading.com/

(Clues to Dyslexia in Early Childhood) https://www.readingrockets.org/article/clues-dyslexia-early-childhood

(DITC, 2017) https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-in-the-classroom/

(Dyslexia for a Day, 2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TcQDhwyPuY

(Gonzalez, 2019 podcast) https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/spot-dyslexia/

(How a Jeweler With Dyslexia Found His Strengths)
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/personal-stories/stories-by-adults/video-how-a-jeweler-with-dyslexia-found-his-strengths?_ul=1*kw28l*domain_userid*YW1wLW5yUFdWbW1JeXg1V1FSd0RCdUJjM3c

(International Dyslexia Association) https://dyslexiaida.org/definition-of-dyslexia/

(Lexia, 2020) https://www.lexialearning.com/resources/white-papers/dyslexia-early-warning-signs-and-intervention

(Life of a Dyslexic, 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87dtTYBT54E

(Middle-Schooler Teaches Future Teachers About Dyslexia) https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/personal-stories/stories-by-kids/video-middle-schooler-teaches-future-teachers-about-dyslexia?_ul=1*14g0pl2*domain_userid*YW1wLW5yUFdWbW1JeXg1V1FSd0RCdUJjM3c

(Reading Mistakes)
https://www.dys-add.com/videos/dyslexiaSymptomsSolutions_Part03.html

(Tankersley, 2019)
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/104428/chapters/The-Struggling-Reader.aspx

(What is Dyslexia, 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE3DqJP-nkI

(What I Wish My Teachers Knew About Dyslexia, 2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=303uulbfR3I

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The exact cause is unknown, brain images show differences in how the brain develops and functions (DITC, 2017)

25-50% of individuals who have a dyslexic parent also have the disorder (Tankersley, 2019)

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Dyslexia is uncommon (Gonzalez, 2019)

Dyslexia is just mixing up letters (Gonzalez, 2019 podcast)

Dyslexia is just reading backwards (DITC, 2017)

Individuals with Dyslexia have lower levels of intelligence (DITC, 2017)

Dyslexia is something to be ashamed of (A Mom Opens Up About Her Own Dyslexia After Son's Diagnosis)

Individuals with Dyslexia are not putting as much effort in as other students (Dyslexia for a Day, 2012)

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Evaluation usually consists of intellectual, academic and language skills testing (DITC, 2017)

Students with Dyslexia are often missed in early screenings ( Life as a Dyslexic, 2017)

Boys are identified as having dyslexia more frequently than girls due to disruptive behaviors  common in boys that have dyslexia (Tankersley, 2019)

Test students for Dyslexia by having them reading a word list (Reading Mistakes)

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Recognize students learn in different ways and celebrate those differences (How a Jeweler With Dyslexia Found His Strengths)

Use visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic stimulation (Lexia, 2020)

Allow students to doodle and take breaks (Middle-Schooler Teaches Future Teachers About Dyslexia)

Read, sing song, recite nursery rhymes the instill the love of reading (What is Dyslexia, 2017)

Specialized reading instruction programs like Orton Gillingham can help children break down words into component sounds, match the sounds to letters and blend the sounds (What is Dyslexia, 2017)

Use letter tiles with colored vowels to help develop phonological awareness (Barton Demo)

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Difficulties with word recognition, spelling and decoding (DITC, 2017)

Identifying signs of dyslexia change through the grades (Lexia, 2020)

Students use illustrations, context and word shape to read (Reading Mistakes)

Student lacks phonemic awareness and fluency (Reading Mistakes)

Early Signs

Trouble learning nursery rhymes

Mispronounced words

Difficulty learning letters

Difficulty breaking up words

Inability to associate sounds to letters

Inability to read common one-syllable words

(Clues to Dyslexia in Early Childhood)

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"Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. (International Dyslexia Association)

Dyslexia is a language based learning disability (DITC, 2017)

Dyslexia causes challenges with reading and interpreting letters or symbols (Life of a Dyslexic, 2017)

15-20% of population has some Dyslexia symptoms (Gonzalez, 2019 podcast)