• Spelling

    Language skills play an important role in spelling.

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Discover that phonemic awareness and the alphabetic principle are important skills for spelling, and may cause dyslexics to struggle
    • Understand that spelling is a multi-element language skill, not simply a visual memory task

    Like reading, we once had the misconc

  • 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

  • Selecting Therapy Targets

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Know that goal-setting should be based on targeted behaviors, pinpointed by your child’s evaluation and testing
    • Have learned what target behaviors are, and how to select them

    To begin therapy, the clinician (e.g., speech-language pathologist, reading specialist, learning disabiliti

  • 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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