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One of my favorite activities for students with dyslexia is also one of the simplest! 🙌⁠
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When we're teaching letter-sound relationships, it's important to practice the connection in BOTH directions.⁠
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Students need to be able to see a letter (or
It's dyslexia awareness month, and I recently had a conversation with a family who wanted to have their child evaluated but also didn't want to label their child. ⁠
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In our practice, we talk about this all the time. We use an analogy with students a
Ever have a student who reads a word incorrectly but doesn't even realize it?⁠
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We often jump straight to thinking about decoding or vocabulary instruction. And those might absolutely be areas that need support!⁠
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But before we decide what to teach
This is an actual writing sample from a standardized assessment. And it scored within the AVERAGE range. 🤯⁠
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From a third-grade student.⁠
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And this is exactly why standardized writing assessments can be so frustrating!⁠
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Because when we look at a

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