Loudoun County parents fight for fair instruction for dyslexic students #dyslexia

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Mon, 2017-01-23 08:00

One problem with the way that the education system handles Dyslexia is that instead of evaluating individual students they evaluate a class of Dyslexic students. Students should be evaluated for where they are educationally. They should then be caught up to their peers instead of continued at a low level.

For years doctors said it wasn’t possible to diagnose dyslexia before age 9. However, thanks to new tests, children can be diagnosed with dyslexia as early as age 4, according to IDA. Research shows the earlier a diagnosis is made, the more successful a child will be in structured literacy programs.
~ Hannah Dellinger

Educational flaw ignores dyslexics’ individual needs.

Passing Dyslexic students who remain at a second grade reading level is detrimental to the quality of education that Dyslexic students receive. Loudoun County is a place where parents are seeking to correct this education gap. They hope to keep Dyslexic students learning at a rate comparable with their peers.

Key Takeaways:

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Parents are complaining that the Loudoun County public school district is not giving an equal opportunity to students with dyslexia.
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Parents complain of both poor screening for dyslexia and no attempts to make the curriculum more dyslexia-friendly.
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The Loudoun County school district is planning a multi-year plan to develop methods for better serving students with dyslexia.
Read the full article here:
http://www.loudountimes.com/news/article/loudoun_parents_fight_for_fair_instruction_for_dyslexic_students