What is Severe Dyslexia? Although almost every comprehensive talks about dyslexia varying severity (mild, moderate, severe), but surprisingly little research has been conducted about successfully intervening for children and adults with severe dyslexia, although there are signs that things are beginning to change. Much of current dyslexia legislation efforts are directed at trying to include “phonological processing” into definitions of dyslexia or teacher training programs, however, for dyslexia is much more than that, and a recent study of Tier 3 students in RTI (Response to Intervention) showed that intensive Tier 3 intervention consisting of daily and smaller group instruction involving “explicit, teacher-directed instruction in phonemic awareness and phonics, with the opportunity to apply skills in connected text with teacher feedback” showed “disappointing outcomes of the […]