Instead of focusing on deficits and weaknesses, let's take some time to focus on the strengths students with dyslexia possess.

Ever wonder why students with dyslexia often have difficulty getting organized, prioritizing tasks, or keeping up with their stuff? It may be because of their executive functioning!

Join me as I take a deep dive into reading comprehension. We'll look at the following questions: What is reading comprehension? Why is it important? How can we target it effectively?

Reading Fluency Hot Sheet - https://www.teachingld.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DLD_FluencyHotSheet3.pdf

Reading Comprehension Hot Sheet - https://www.teachingld.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DLD_ReadingComp_HS4_rev21.pdf

Take a close look at reading fluency with me. What is it, why does it matter, and how do we improve it?

"Reading Fluency: The Neglected Key to Reading Success" by Timothy Rasinski - https://tinyurl.com/5n7exkxu

"The Method of Repeated Readings" by S. Jay Samuels - https://tinyurl.com/mrm8sk4f

"Fluency: A review of developmental and remedial practices." by Melanie R. Kuhn & Steven A. Stahl - https://tinyurl.com/eedn2x85

Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem... our students walk through our doors with a wide variety of difficulties. So, how do we help them? How do we build them up? Join me as I share tips and tricks to help our students reduce the effects of stress in their daily lives.

"The Labels We Carry" - https://youtu.be/hNS_D-pw8y4?si=J4-MYwk0tHIxP9kX

Square Breathing - https://surreyschoolsone.ca/parents/all-learning-ideas/square-breathing

5-4-3-2-1 Grounding - https://www.calm.com/blog/5-4-3-2-1-a-simple-exercise-to-calm-the-mind#:~:text=What%20is%20the%2054321%20method,1%20thing%20you%20can%20taste.

Growth Mindset - https://www.renaissance.com/edword/growth-mindset/#:~:text=Growth%20mindset%3A%20%E2%80%9CIn%20a%20growth,Dweck%2C%202015)

What does current research have to say about dyslexia? Are advances being made in this area?

LINKS

Eye Tracking Research - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lShm41AWEGSKal7ARVfYy_nAh0Fi_KhL/view?usp=sharing

IDA - ⁠https://dyslexiaida.org/do-special-fonts-help-people-with-dyslexia/⁠

Fonts - Macedonia - https://drive.google.com/file/d/18cLq_QzsCB_0avRCCIRQc10Fdx_lmOT_/view?usp=sharing

What things should be considered when determining if an Emergent Bilingual student has dyslexia? Is it the same as determining if a native English speaker has dyslexia? What's the difference? Also, find out why the English language has words that start with "wh".

What makes the English language so hard to read and write? Listen along as I take you on a brief history of the English language and why there are so many variations in spelling and pronunciation.

Click the links below to hear what English sounded like long ago:

Old English (Anglo-Saxon) - https://bit.ly/3SYb1DR

Middle English (Anglo-Norman) - https://bit.ly/49dRapS

Shakespeare's English (Early Modern) - https://bit.ly/42GTXVS

What is dyslexia? Let's break apart the accepted definitions of dyslexia and talk about what happens in the brains of people who have it.

The Dyslexia Handbook (TX)

The International Dyslexia Association - dyslexiaida.org

What is assistive technology and how can it help students with dyslexia and dysgraphia?