• 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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  • Strategies for Teachers

    Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities
    Upon completion of this section, you will

    • Acquire general recommendations for the classroom that enrich learning for beginning readers and writers
    • Identify tips for the different parts of the reading process that enrich comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary
    • Have idea

  • How Dyslexia Affects the Curriculum

    How Dyslexia Affects the Curriculum
    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Be able to identify specific ways in which a reading disability or dyslexia can affect different school subjects, like science, math, or social studies

    Reading and writing are pervasive across grades and curricula

    Virtually every subject requires some reading and/or wr

  • 15 Ways to Build Bridges with School Staff

    15 Ways to Build Bridges with School Staff

  • The IEP Process: Everything You Need to Know

    The IEP Process: Everything You Need to Know

    As a parent, you are entitled to play a major role in the educational planning process for your child with a language disability or dyslexia.