• Dyslexia On-The-Job

    Dyslexia and work

  • IEP Parent Letter

    IEP Parent letter outline summary

    Being Prepared

    Many parents find it helpful to write a letter to their IEP team prior to the meeting. This is an opportunity for your school team to learn about your hopes for and concerns about your child. It also helps the team prepare to address your needs before the meeting.

  • Developmental Milestones

    Developmental milestones

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Know behavior categories and the related skills of developmental milestones that your child’s pediatrician may ask about
    • Be prepared to describe your child’s skills in these categories

    Developmental milestones refer to age-specific f

  • What to expect in a dyslexia evaluation

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Be aware of the differences between medical and school-based evaluations, and know which may be appropriate in your child’s school district and situation
    • Know the components of an assessment of dyslexia or language-based learning disability
    • Learn what to expect before, during, and after an evaluation
    • Understand some of the quest

  • Tools

    Here we provide you with tips and ideas, activities, materials, website links, and other resources for dyslexics.

  • Living with Dyslexia

    Living with Dyslexia

    Struggles and Successes

    Living with dyslexia permeates so many important actions of your daily life.

  • Dyslexia at School

    Dyslexia and School

    In this section, you will

    • Be familiar and understand your rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)
    • Know how one qualifies for services under IDEA
    • Learn a systematic approach to spelling
    • Understand the complexities of the writing process and how best to approach it

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  • Clues to Dyslexia

    Dyslexia Checklist

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Be able to identify behaviors that may indicate that you have dyslexia or a language-based learning disability
    • Understand the importance of both the presence of the behaviors, and their occurrence patterns

    Identify and understand typical behaviors of dyslexia

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  • Writing

    A child who cannot read cannot write.

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Know that along with reading, dyslexics often struggle with writing because they have difficulty identifying sounds, and thus spelling words

    To write we need knowledge of our language

    Johnson & Myklebust (1967) discussed the connections between writing and oral language and no

  • What is Dyslexia?

    What is Dyslexia?

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Understand the current definition of dyslexia
    • Identify the core components of dyslexia
    • Understand some of the common myths surrounding dyslexia
    • Know how the reading systems in the dyslexic and non-dyslexic brain differ
    • Be able to identify the indicators of dy