PPT-Dyslexia Policies and Impacts

in SREB States Stephen Pruitt President Samantha Durrance Policy Analyst Southern Regional Education Board Promising Practices Presentation Topics Teaching reading rocket science is Background knowledge. A Brief Overview of the Law, Accommodations & Modifications . for Students with Dyslexia. Stephanie Lancaster, MA, LDT-C & Angie . Sharbaugh. -Hunt, MA, LDT-C. At the end of this training, you should:. UCONN Critical Issues in Dyslexia Conference. Dr. Patricia Anderson. CT State Department of Education. Bureau of Special Education. patricia.anderson@ct.gov. . Public Act . 14-39. An Act Establishing the Office of Early Childhood, Expanding Opportunities for Early Childhood Education and . Jessica Flegel. Parent, Advocate. Definition of Dyslexia. “Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.” . SpLD. : All teachers are teachers of SEND. Bronze Level: . Awareness for all teaching & support staff. School commitment. Continuing Professional Development & Awareness of Dyslexia and other . Julia . Koifman. Beit . Ekshtein. High . S. chool, Beit . Yanay. Annual . ETAI Conference. Jerusalem, 2015. Programme. Introduction. Recognizing . LD Students . Reading, Writing and Listening in LD Classes. and . Educators Need to Know. University of utah reading clinic. . Dr. Kathleen J. Brown. www.uurc.org. 801-265-3951. Take This to the Bank: . Good readers take in almost every word on the page. They recognize words at sight. With an unfamiliar word, they use spelling patterns to quickly chunk the word by syllable.. Can Do. University of utah reading clinic. . Dr. Kathleen J. Brown. www.uurc.org. 801-265-3951. Dyslexia Basics. Dys = abnormal; not in a positive way . (Greek). Lex = word . (. Greek). Misconceptions (e.g., see backwards, words jump on the page, colored lenses, marching, eye training). Neuropsych. Profiles Strengths & Weaknesses:. Neurodevelopmental Multisensory Instruction. Tim Conway, Ph.D.. The Morris Center. The Morris Centre Trinidad and Tobago. The Einstein School. University of Florida. Kim Stuckey. Kim.Stuckey@dese.mo.gov. Learning Intentions. Debunking . myths . Defining Dyslexia. Review mandates and requirements. Debunking the Myths. Myth. : People with dyslexia see letters or words backwards. . A . specific learning . difficulty. ’ (SLD) . -. when individuals (15%) do . well in some areas of . learning, but . unexpectedly have problems . in others. ‘Dyslexia’ . or . ‘Reading Disorder’ . Part 1: What is neurodiversity? . Part 2: Legal issues surrounding neurodiversity . in the workplace; research and securing . support for employees.. Part 3: Understanding specific conditions: . Other Reading Disorders. Education Reform Agenda. December 2008 - Christie outlined a package of reforms to make teacher effectiveness and student achievement the driving forces behind every policy and practice. 1 in every 10 people has dyslexia.. It often runs in families.. Dyslexia can be.... Finding it hard to read because you can’t match sounds to the letters in words. . . . . . . and you may lose the place a lot when you try to concentrate. By Olga Lapteva. Why dyslexia? Why ESOL?. Focus of this presentation . Culture is the way that every brain makes sense of the world (Hammond, 2015). Culture is the software for brain’s hardware.. Surface culture.