Dyslexia
With early screening, diagnosis and evidence-based intervention, students with dyslexia CAN learn to read (& write).
- The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity
The Wilson Reading System
Reading and spelling program for students with Dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities
The Wilson Reading System is a structured literacy program based on phonological coding research and Orton-Gillingham principles. The Wilson Reading System (WRS) directly and systematically teaches the structure of the English Language. As students progress through the program, they learn fluent decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling) skills that are taught to mastery.
As a certified Dyslexia Practitioner and Wilson Certified Teacher, it is a sincere passion of mine to empower those with Dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities. I teach strategies that not only work but are PROVEN to produce successful readers & spellers.
Myths surrounding Dyslexia
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Dyslexia doesn’t show up until Elementary School.
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Kids with Dyslexia just need to try harder to read.
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Dyslexia is a vision problem.
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Dyslexia is caused by not reading enough at home.
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Reading and writing letters backwards is the main sign of Dyslexia.
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Dyslexia goes away once children learn to read & write.
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Kids who don’t speak English can’t have Dyslexia.
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities.
These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. (IDA & NICHD, 2002).