Dyslexia
Dyslexia is...
What is a neurological processing disorder that affects phonological awareness, decoding, reading fluency, reading comprehension, spelling and is sometimes accompanied by dysgraphia and/or dyscalcula?
This differentiation in presentation, response, setting, and timing/scheduling helps level the playing field for students with dyslexia. They may be implemented with or without an IEP or 504 Plan.
What are accommodations?
This resource is the largest online library of accessible books in the world. All of its books are digital and can be read aloud with text-to-speech.
What is Bookshare?
Visual Prompts/Cues
Highlight
Songs/Poems
Alternative Answer Sheet
Speech-to-Text
Text-to-Speech
Spell/Grammar Checker
Electronic Dictionary
Repetition
Audio/Visual
Larger Font
Fewer Items
What are examples of accommodations in presentation of information/instruction for students with dyslexia?
Schools/school districts are required to follow the this process for accommodating students possibly leading to the identification of students with learning disabilities.
What is Response to Instruction (RtI)?
Students with dyslexia can exhibit the following signs and characteristics...
What is ADD and ADHD, poor reading and spelling skills, and/or a specific learning disability in reading?
Students with dyslexia are affected in many, varied ways unique to each individual; however, these students all seem to have difficulty doing the following.
What is reading fluency, spelling, comprehension, and word retrieval?
This online resource simplifies text to make it easier to understand by replacing difficult words in the text or web page with simpler words or definitions. Options include settings for individual student's reading levels and how text is displayed.
What is Rewordify?
Mark answers in test book instead of on separate answer sheet
Dictate to scribe or record oral responses on audio-recorder
Record oral responses using available devices
Point to response choices
Type (keyboard) response.
What are examples of accommodations in responses for students with dyslexia?
Modifications alter what is taught and requires a student to have an IEP or 504 plan whereas accommodations alter how a skill or standard is taught and may be implemented to any student in the general education classroom.
What is how do accommodations and modifications differ?
The number of people affected by dyslexia.
What is up to 20% (1 in 5) of the population of the world?
poor reading
incomplete work
slow to turn in assignments
trouble with word-retrieval
behavioral problems
bad spelling
poor handwriting
syntax skewing
What is how dyslexia is evidenced in students?
These two resources are best used with older students (upper elementary/secondary). They provide students with the ability to easily proofread writing (spelling, grammar, punctuation) and create citations for books, videos, websites and other sources.
What are EasyBib and Grammarly?
Reduce Visual/Auditory Distractions
Individual/Small Group
Separate Space
Alternative Furniture Placement
What are examples of accommodations in alternative settings for students with dyslexia?
The implementation of IEPs and 504 plans fall under these federal guidelines.
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
The instruments, methods and tool utilized to identify students with dyslexia can include intelligence, articulation, reading, language and spelling assessment.
What is a combination of screenings and testings?
These are the units of sound that distinguish one word from another which is a difficulty for students with dyslexia.
What are phonemes?
This is a study tool that lets students create electronic flashcards which has features that are especially helpful for students with reading issues.
What is Quizlet?
Flexible Scheduling
Extended Time
Frequent Breaks
Order reversal of Tasks, Instructions, or Sub-tests
What are examples of accommodations in timing/scheduling for students with dyslexia?
Most students with dyslexia will/or can have other disabilities/or exceptionality such as Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD), Talented and Gifted (TAG), Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, etc.
What is a twice exceptional (E2) student?
Dyslexia affects both male and females equally.
What is people who have dyslexia?
These terms refer to the ability to hear, identify and manipulate individual sounds or phonemes in spoken words and refers to the brain activity that allows one to understand, distinguish and recall sounds at the sentence, word, syllable and including phoneme, level. Students with dyslexia will have difficulty with both.
What are phonemic awareness and phonological awareness?
This site provides a wealth of resources on information regarding accommodations for students with dyslexia, defining the condition, as well as stipulations and regulations regarding individuals with disabilities.
What is the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) website?
Grading on content (making allowances for spelling, mechanics, handwriting, etc.), allowing students to type, print, or write in cursive (depending on student), and providing a scribe/proofreader assist students with dyslexia as well as dysgraphia.
What are examples of accommodations in writing for students with dyslexia (and dysgraphia)?
Students with dyslexia will use these skills, tools, tips, and tricks of their own making to decipher text, learn to read, complete assignments, and process content.
What are compensatory skills/methods?