Dyslexia Fundamentals, Strategies, and Supports for Parents (Part 1/3) (Video)

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Tue, 2016-08-23 06:25

The video provides information for parents of children with dyslexia in Fairfax county public schools. It provides a basic introduction to dyslexia. It is a great video to watch if you live in the region. It provides instruction that will help ensure a child with dyslexia can obtain proper education. As well as help with special needs, such as various learning strategies.

Dyslexia exists on a continuum ranging from mild, moderate to severe and may co-exist with other developmental difficulties and disabilities.

Key Takeaways:

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Dyslexia is a language-based disorder. It impacts the student's ability to read and write. This originates from a core or basic phonological processing.
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Dyslexic readers struggle with poor decoding of individual words, slow and inaccurate oral reading, and spelling difficulties.
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Dyslexics have strengths and abilities such as reasoning, concept formation, comprehension, critical thinking, vocabulary, problem solving, and general knowledge.
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