Dyslexia NOW! By Mrs. Murray Bergman, M.S.Ed

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Dyslexia NOW! By Mrs. Murray Bergman, M.S.Ed Section 504/Dyslexia Coordinator CCISD Dyslexia - by 10 year old Dyslexic student in UK I am stupid Nobody would ever say I have a talent for words I was meant to be great That is wrong I am a failure Nobody could ever convince me to think that I can make it in life NOW READ UP 1. What is Dyslexia 2. Neurology of Dyslexia 3. Dyslexic Experience 4. Symptoms of Dyslexia 5. Screening 6. Referrals 7. Section 504 versus SPED for Dyslexia 8. Evaluations 9. Standard Protocol Intervention 10. Instructional Accommodations 11. COVID considerations Training Agenda What is Dyslexia? Texas Education Code (TEC) §38.003 defines dyslexia and related disorders in the following way: “Dyslexia” means a disorder of constitutional origin manifested by a difficulty in learning to read, write, or spell, despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and sociocultural opportunity. “Related disorders” include disorders similar to or related to dyslexia, such as developmental auditory imperception, dysphasia, specific developmental dyslexia, developmental dysgraphia, and developmental spelling disability. TEC §38.003(d)(1)-(2) (1995) http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.38.htm#38.003 Dyslexia Neurological in Nature “The right hemisphere of the brain is known as the creative side. It is primarily responsible for creativity, imagination, and musical awareness. This side “thinks” holistically and in pictures rather than words. This larger, more dominant hemisphere is the reason why dyslexics are known to have strengths relating to creativity. The left hemisphere of the brain is known as the language center side of the brain. Its primary function is to process language both written and spoken. This side “thinks” methodically. It has been proven that the left hemispheres of dyslexic brains are not damaged in any way. The reason dyslexics struggle so much with processing language is due to the right hemisphere being dominant. In a non-dyslexic, left dominant brain, the language comes into the brain and goes to the left side to be processed like it was intended to. In a right dominant brain, the language comes in and goes to the right side and the right side doesn’t recognize it so it sends it to the left side to be processed. This process takes time and the information can sometimes get lost in transit. This is the reason why it can take dyslexics longer to process language information.”-Joellyn Hartley, Dyslexia Specialist What does it feel like to be a student with Dyslexia? Although there is no one