I have supportive data from Language Ally but have not found anything from my state’s Board of Education or the International Dyslexia Association with regards to audiobooks with fidelity. In particular, multisensory (visual and audible) as well as the importance of being able to search for a word that may have just been missed. Do you have any documents supporting the research studies behind what audiobooks with fidelity look like and the reasoning behind the importance?
I support the special education teachers and students in our county. I am trying to learn more about dyslexia so we can improve our instructional practices. The question I am not finding answers to is what format for testing academic areas is the best for students with dyslexia. Our general education teachers are willing to change the way they currently test to accommodate our needs, but I am not sure what the best method is.
I read through all of the test descriptions trying to figure out why my son’s testing doesn’t reflect his struggles in reading. His CTOPP scores were average to above average despite displaying many signs of dyslexia and with a four-generation history of reading problems. His school has told me the CTOPP scores have ruled out dyslexia. My question is can one really rule out dyslexia based on the CTOPP?
My son was recently diagnosed with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. We will be homeschooling him in January. Do you have any tips on how to help him best learn?
I have found tons of research about the benefits of audiobooks for students with dyslexia, but not much about whether it is important or pointless to track the text simultaneously? I'm wondering what you’ve found on this topic?
I’ve been an educator since 1979 and have worked with learning disabled and dyslexic students from kindergarten to adults. I am trained in Orton-Gillingham. I was surprised that you make no mention of this exceptional program on your dyslexia website. Please share why it was omitted.
I am a teacher and am wondering if practicing reading will or will not help a student with dyslexia? We have a parent who continuously tells us that no amount of practice reading will improve her daughter's ability to read. This student's mother is under the impression that her child cannot do any reading on her own. I had indicated that any reading would be good for the student, and the mother told me that this statement was absolutely false.
I am writing this to ask you if there is anywhere that I could go to and find examples of dyslexia IEP’s that I could review? My daughter was first diagnosed with dyslexia when she was 5. She is now 14. I don’t feel she is getting what she needs as she is going into the 8th grade and is only on a first grade reading level. I am just looking for some guidance.
I have been looking at these fonts but can't say how good these are for use in documents that dyslexic people read. Here they are: Spartan MB,Gothic A1. Are these good fonts? Thank you for reviewing and assessing these.
My daughter is 10 and is at the end of her 5th grade year headed to her 6th. We (myself and her teachers) have suspected she has dyslexia since she was in 2nd grade. She has been doing well with the help she gets in the classroom so far. Everyone told me to wait for a 504 Plan or IEP until she really needed it. With 6th grade fast approaching, she will be switching classes and will have 6 different teachers. Now is time for a 504 Plan and they told me I need to get a medical diagnosis for her and I can’t seem to find a place that does testing.