Among the many challenges facing dyslexic students in the midst of the pandemic is holding on to skills and continuing to make progress in the midst of disruptions and altered schedules due to the pandemic. Because so much math builds on previous knowledge, many...
Coronavirus Resources for Dyslexia : Free Resources and Trials for Remote Learning
Because events are changing rapidly, email Fernette (team "at" dyslexicadvantage.org) with any changes or new resources that might be valuable to add to this list. The gold standard for remediation of dyslexia is structured literacy as it was coined by...
Teaching Common Core Academic Vocabulary to Students with Dyslexia [Premium]
Academic Vocabulary are words that usually appear in higher educational settings or advanced texts rather than everyday conversational speech. Before the Common Core, most language arts programs had little emphasis on explicit teaching of academic words, but direct instruction is often very important for students with dyslexia because it contributes significantly to test performance and […]
October is National Dyslexia Awareness Month – What Will You Do?
It's hard to believe the Dyslexia Awareness Month was only officially recognized by US Congress lin 2015. Although 120 years have passed since Pringle Morgan noticed the intelligence and reading discrepancy in a student, we are still only in our infancy in terms of...