Region 4 Dyslexia

08/30/2026

Your first year as a special education teacher is full of new experiences, and the right resources can make all the difference. The New to Special Education Teacher Toolkit brings together foundational courses, guidance documents, strategy videos, and practical tools designed to help new educators build confidence and start the school year prepared.

Explore the toolkit at sped.support/sped-toolkit and bookmark it for the year ahead!

08/29/2026

08/29/2026

Dickinson ISD teachers completed the Dyslexia Intervention Fundamentals with Reading by Design course this past week!

08/29/2026

Shout out to Dickinson ISD! A group of dedicated teachers completed the Dyslexia Intervention Fundamentals with Reading by Design course this past week with Region 4 Trainer Natalie Pruitt. Word on the street is that these PDIs are dedicated, hardworking, and really fun to work with!

08/25/2026

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08/14/2026

Houston ISD educators are completing the Dyslexia Intervention Fundamentals with Reading by Design course with trainers Diane Burke, Crysta Sheridan, and Houston ISD’s very own Charachel Gordon. Participants are building the expertise needed to empower students with dyslexia through evidence-based instruction and intervention.

Thank you for investing your time, energy, and passion into helping students become confident, successful readers. Your work changes lives every day!

08/10/2026

A huge congratulations to our dedicated Providers of Dyslexia Instruction in La Porte ISD for completing a Refreshing Your Reading by Design Instruction session today with Diane Burke!

The engagement, collaboration, and enthusiasm during this learning experience were inspiring!

Ready to recharge your Reading by Design instruction? Join an upcoming session to collaborate with colleagues, deepen your understanding of the program, and walk away feeling confident and energized for implementation.

08/08/2026

We're still buzzing after last week’s Reading by Design®: Choose Your Own Adventure Summit.

More than 230 dyslexia educators personalized their day through NEW breakout sessions and heard directly from the program’s creators during a special fireside chat.

The learning continues beyond the summit. Region 4’s Dyslexia team can help educators get started with or strengthen their use of Reading by Design®.

Discover dyslexia instruction support: esc4.net/dyslexia

08/07/2026

What a great day learning with the Huntsville ISD team! Natalie Pruitt spent the day supporting teachers as they dug deeper into Reading by Design Volume 5, built confidence with the content, and explored strategies to make instruction meaningful for students. Thank you Huntsville for your engagement and enthusiasm!

08/06/2026

Recently, Region 4 Coordinators Katherine Waindel and Diane Burke spent time training in Humble ISD, diving into the session Dyslexia Intervention Fundamentals with Reading by Design. Teachers were learning, collaborating, and picking up new strategies to help readers succeed—because every child deserves the chance to reach their full potential!