Dsylexia by Tracey Parham https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz We Can Beat This! en-us 2019-02-19 04:47:23 UTC 2025-11-24 15:10:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ninja.png s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336247068 Video on Dsylexia ]]> 2019-02-28 03:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336247068 Community Resources s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336247262 Americans with Disabilities Act-(ADA,1990) protects people from being discriminated against because of a disability. 
  • The International Dyslexia Association provides a fact sheet that explains why people with dyslexia have trouble spelling, how to find out the reasons a particular child has this difficulty, and how to help children with dyslexia spell better.
  •  The American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Council on Children with Disabilities
  •  American Academy of Ophthalmology 

]]> 2019-02-28 03:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336247262 Leisure Activities s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336247520 Assistive Technology-Apps.
1.  Google Play Books.
2.    Dragon Dictation.
3.    Natural Reader.
4.    Cite It In.
5.    Pocket.
6.    Whisper Sync
7.    Ginger
8.    GBoard- Google keyboard
9.    Mind Meister
]]> 2019-02-28 03:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336247520 Educational Needs s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336248650  Educational strategies should  focus on: 
  • developing sight word vocabulary
  • reading comprehension
  • speech and language therapy 
  • articulation
  • phonemic awareness
  • receptive language
  • expressive language
Hands-on/multisensory 

  • methods 
  • working with letter 
  • word orientation 

Self care
  • Encourage to recognize sounds
  • Read out simple words to help child recognize.
  • Use pictures and videos to help them learn.
  • Work with visuals to express thoughts         


]]> 2019-02-28 03:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336248650  Transition Services s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336249167  These students can receive special education under a federal law called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). To outline the educational goals and services that the student needs to be successful, an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is developed. For students with a learning disability who struggle with reading, reading-related support and services can be included in the student's IEP goals. 
           
]]> 2019-02-28 03:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336249167 Assessment Needs (Educational and Career) s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336249587  
  • Early discovery and evaluation 
  • Use diagnostic reading, writing, and language tests that are not labeled as dyslexia tests. Reviews of student work
  • Cognitive testing
  • Observations 
  • Severe dyslexia in a child/adult  will qualify for special education, 
  •  Individual Education Program (IEP)will be developed to meet their specific educational needs 
]]> 2019-02-28 03:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336249587 Social Issues s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336249942 Child with dyslexia
  • feels like they never fits in 
  • don’t want to read out loud in front of people 
Adult with dyslexia
  • finding a job is hard, 
  • Undecided if they will attend college
  • Very withdrawn from people 
]]> 2019-02-28 03:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336249942 Characteristics s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336250118 Dyslexic students typically have difficulty with:

  • reversals despite writing instruction;
  •  listening comprehension
  •  expressive language
  • pronouncing, understanding spoken words with multiple syllables;
  • basic reading
  • reading comprehension
  • letter and word reversals 
  • delay in speech
  • issues recalling or naming letters, numbers and colors
  • Trouble learning
  • mis-spells words
  • difficulty with learning numbers
]]> 2019-02-28 03:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336250118 Causes s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336250395 The main cause is not yet known but it is considered to be a genetic disorder by the experts. It is characterized by difficulty in reading, memorizing and identifying words. There is no specified treatment for dyslexia but the child/adult can be helped with tutoring by using educational strategies and techniques. ]]> 2019-02-28 03:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336250395 Definition s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336250608   A learning disability in reading comprehension affects the learner's ability to understand the meaning of words and passages. Students usually struggles with basic reading skills such as decoding words, and comprehension. Reading disabilities is also known as  dyslexia. 
 Dyslexia refers to persistent difficulties in learning to read. A misconception of dyslexia is that a person sees or writes letters and numbers in a reversed or backwards way. This is not the case. ]]> 2019-02-28 03:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336250608 Prevalence s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336250739 Dyslexia-a learning disability which affects skills involved in reading, spelling and writing.

  •  More than 3 million cases per year in US         
  • 80 percent of learning disabilities are labeled as problems learning to read.
  •  Diagnosis doesn't require lab test or imaging
  •  No known cure, treatments available
  •  Can last several years or be lifelong
  • no known approach to correct the brain abnormality caused by dyslexia.          
  • reading disabilities likely occur in at least 20 percent of the population (Shaywitz, 2003), however only about four percent of school-age students receive special education services for reading disabilities
]]> 2019-02-28 03:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336250739 Assesssments s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336251923 2019-02-28 04:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336251923 s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336252282 2019-02-28 04:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/336252282 Ongoing Support s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram https://padlet.com/s_m_i_l_e_enrichmentprogram/yhgun9ll57nz/wish/337012438 Support Systems
  • Family and Friends
  • Study Advisors
  • Counselors
Support Groups   
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