Dyslexia Understood
Summary:
Dyslexia represents the most common and most prevalent of all known learning disabilities and impacts approximately 1 in 5 individuals( National Institute of Health). Dyslexia Understood will provide a clear understanding of the neurological basis of dyslexia. Scientific and peer reviewed research has shown that the brains of those with dyslexia show functional variations, and that these variations explain why some individuals— dyslexics— struggle to master reading, writing, spelling and occasionally math, despite their intelligence and effort. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Recognize that reading difficulties coexist with other cognitive and behavioral problems.
• Explain a scientifically valid model of other cognitive influences on reading and writing and explain major research finding regarding the contribution of linguistic and cognitive factors to the prediction of literacy outcomes.
• Accurately map graphemes to phonemes in any English word.
• Recognize scientifically accepted characteristics of individuals with poor word recognition.
• Identify student learning behaviors and test profiles typical of students with dyslexia and related learning difficulties.
• Explain the reasoning or evidence behind the main points in the definition.
• Recognize levels of instructional intensity, duration, and scope appropriate for mild, moderate, and severe reading disabilities.
• Match symptoms of the major subgroups of poor readers as established by research, including those with dyslexia, and identify typical case study profiles of those individuals.
• Identify predictable ways that symptoms might change as students move through the grades.
• Explain the most fundamental provisions of federal and state laws pertaining to the rights of students with disabilities, especially students’ rights to a free, appropriate public education, and individualized educational plan, services in the least restrictive environment, and due process.
• Appropriately implement federal and state laws in identifying and serving students with learning disabilities, reading disabilities, and dyslexia.
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