Dyslexia by Stephanie Boyer https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz en-us 2024-01-09 16:52:46 UTC 2024-01-09 17:48:30 UTC hello@padlet.com What exactly is dyslexia? seboyerr https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843119860 Dyslexia is a learning disorder characterized by reading difficulty and language-fluency difficulty

  • High Incidence

  • Can affect writing, spelling, and sometimes speaking.

  • Can still process complex ideas, just need extra time to work through presented information.

  • Caused by

    • genes and heredity: runs in families

    • brain anatomy: brain may look different…. planum temporale (understanding language) is usually larger in the dominant hemisphere, but in dyslexic brain is the same on both sides.

    • brain activity

      • Neuroplasticity: studies show brain activity can change if receiving the proper tutoring

]]> 2024-01-09 16:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843119860 What is it like to have dyslexia? seboyerr https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843121296 Watch the video to learn more about what it's like to have dyslexia.

]]> 2024-01-09 16:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843121296 Dyslexia by the Numbers seboyerr https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843128217 2024-01-09 17:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843128217 How can we screen for Dyslexia? seboyerr https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843148511 Symptoms and signs of Dyslexia are different from child to child, and looks different at various ages

  • Reading and spelling trouble, may have trouble writing or telling left from right.

  • Hard to understand what they’re hearing, especially during jokes and sarcasm

  • Connecting letters to sounds

  • Decoding text

    • Most common include…

      • Letter reversals (d and b)

      • Word reversals (tip and pit)

      • Inversions (m for w, or u for n)

      • Transpositions (felt for left)

      • Small word confusion (at for to, said for and, does for goes)

      • Spelling difficulty

  • Recognizing “sight” words

    • average readers can recognize a new word by sight after sounding it out a dozen times.

    • takes dyslexic kids about 40 times.

]]> 2024-01-09 17:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843148511 seboyerr https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843149114 What a person with dyslexia may see when they're reading text on a page.

]]> 2024-01-09 17:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843149114 More Warning Signs Include... seboyerr https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843149997

  • Speech delay

  • trouble recognizing the alphabet

  • struggles to match letters to sounds

  • difficulty blending sounds into words (ex. C-H-A-T is chat)

  • word pronunciation struggle

  • difficulty learning new words

  • smaller vocabulary than peers

  • trouble rhyming

  • trouble learning to count, say the days of the week, or other common sequences

  • confuses the order of letters

  • trouble following sequence of directions

  • difficulty managing time

    • ]]>     2024-01-09 17:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843149997     So... what can we do to help? seboyerr https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843157071 Dyslexia can make learning difficult, but NOT impossible. This episode of The Neurodiversity Podcast with Emily Kircher-Morris and guest Jill Stowell dive into the ways that "taking the stone out of the shoe" can help young learners access and take charge of their academics.

    ]]>     2024-01-09 17:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843157071     seboyerr https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843157861 Here are a few common warning signs of dyslexia in a child.

    ]]>     2024-01-09 17:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843157861     How *exactly* can we help our students succeed? seboyerr https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843167522 This article written by the International Dyslexia Association outlines some of the best ways that teachers can support students struggling with the condition.

    ]]>     2024-01-09 17:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843167522     Using the Science of Reading to Support Students with Dyslexia seboyerr https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843189375 2024-01-09 17:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/seboyerr/jkf6p7sg7iva9hpz/wish/2843189375