[MOSAIC] Dyslexia

[shelley at authenticeducation.org]

Read OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA by Sally Shaywitz for a complete history, explanation and description of dyslexia which also includes information on assessment and teaching.  Dyslexia is a language processing disability that is neurologically based in the part of the brain which allows for phonlogical processing.  As such, people with dyslexia can be taught to read through a multisensory approach to "recircut" the neural waves to process the connections between speech sounds and the written symbols that represent those sounds.

Intervention Central is an excellent resource as is the INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION.
LDONLINE and SCHWAB LEARNING are excellent web based resources.

Shelley Levy
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>From: Kathleen Ernewein [mailto:kernewein at comcast.net]
>Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 09:13 AM
>To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org
>Subject: [MOSAIC] Dyslexia
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>Hello Everyone
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>I was hoping for some input in the area of dyslexia. While I now that it is not my job as a teacher to diagnose students, I have noticed children that read d's as b's and q's as p's. I would never come right out and claim that these students are in fact dyslexic, but I would like to help them in anyway that I can. How does dyslexia affect Comprehension? What strategies work best in helping students that may suffer from this condition? I am looking for activities that would be useful at the early elementary level. 
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>Kathleen Ernewein
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>WSU Student
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