Mindful Reading ATX

The Texas Education Agency's Dyslexia Handbook 2021 outlines behaviors that are unexpected for a student's age that may be associated with dyslexia. For children in second and third grade, here are some of the behaviors that a student with dyslexia may exhibit:
• Difficulty recognizing common sight words (e.g., “to,” “said,” “been”)
• Difficulty decoding single words
• Difficulty recalling the correct sounds for letters and letter patterns in reading
• Difficulty connecting speech sounds with appropriate letter or letter combinations and omitting
letters in words for spelling (e.g., “after” spelled “eftr”)
• Difficulty reading fluently (e.g., reading is slow, inaccurate, and/or without expression)
• Difficulty decoding unfamiliar words in sentences using knowledge of phonics
• Reliance on picture clues, story theme, or guessing at words
• Difficulty with written expression
(Texas Education Agency, The Dyslexia Handbook, 2021)

Made some great connections over those 2 weeks!

Sharing some new research examining the effects of Orton-Gillingham (OG) reading interventions on students with or at risk for word-level reading disabilities (WLRD). Researchers determined that while OG "holds promise for positively impacting the reading outcomes" of students with WLRD, more research is needed to determine if the interventions significantly improve reading outcomes.
Abstract: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0014402921993406

Did you know that Cher was diagnosed later in life with dyslexia and dyscalculia?
Cher struggled all through school and left school early thinking she wasn’t as smart as everyone else.
Little did she know there was a reason for all her struggles, eventually discovering she was dyslexic after having her own child assessed.
Cher never let these challenges stop her and she went on to become the icon that the world knows and loves today!


Quote: the awesome Cher
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