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Anabel Walters,CALT

@anabelwalters7

The dyslexic brain amazes me! ALTA Member.

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It is so important to saturate your child with spoken language well before they enter school. Tap into that phonological processing!

It is so important to saturate your child with spoken language well before they enter school. Tap into that phonological processing!
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Automaticity with decoding/word recognition when reading is a major obstacle for people with dyslexia. It impacts fluency and can in turn impact comprehension. At times so much cognitive effort is spent in lifting the words from the page that not much is left for comprehension.

Automaticity with decoding/word recognition when reading is a major obstacle for people with dyslexia. It impacts fluency and can in turn impact comprehension.  At times so much cognitive effort is spent in lifting the words from the page that not much is left for comprehension.
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Phoneme to grapheme (sound to symbol) correspondences need to be taught explicitly and require frequent opportunities for practice. Brain to paper.

Phoneme to grapheme (sound to symbol) correspondences need to be taught explicitly and require frequent opportunities for practice.  Brain to paper.
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Remember, fluency isn’t just about speed. Even some of the quickest of readers do not comprehend what they’ve read. If we take a bit longer and can still comprehend in the end, that’s a win.

Remember, fluency isn’t just about speed.  Even some of the quickest of readers do not comprehend what they’ve read.  If we take a bit longer and can still comprehend in the end, that’s a win.
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The daily test can be a life or death situation…make a wrong turn, misread a prescription. The world is saturated in texts, it’s not just a “in school” thing.

The daily test can be a life or death situation…make a wrong turn, misread a prescription.  The world is saturated in texts, it’s not just a “in school” thing.
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Fatigue can look like; refusal to work, lack of motivation, acting out, tiredness, inattention, headaches, eye strain, inability to maintain posture doing desk work, eloping, disrupting, tears/anger, clowning, anxiety & more. Think about a tackling a struggle 24/7. Empathize.

Fatigue can look like; refusal to work, lack of motivation, acting out, tiredness, inattention, headaches, eye strain, inability to maintain posture doing desk work, eloping, disrupting, tears/anger, clowning, anxiety & more. Think about a tackling a struggle 24/7. Empathize.
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Don’t discount the perceptive nature that some people with dyslexia have. “They say I gotta learn, but nobody’s here to teach me? If they can’t understand it, how can they reach me?”-Coolio

Don’t discount the perceptive nature that some people with dyslexia have. “They say I gotta learn, but nobody’s here to teach me? If they can’t understand it, how can they reach me?”-Coolio
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It’s mixed feelings. It can strike fear…will my child struggle like me? I made it through, they don’t need extra help. Or, I struggle too, there is help now. It can be a time of reflection, facing the identification of their kid & remembering the past. We know better now.

It’s mixed feelings.  It can strike fear…will my child struggle like me? I made it through, they don’t need extra help. Or, I struggle too, there is help now. It can be a time of reflection, facing the identification of their kid & remembering the past. We know better now.
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A final daily Dyslexia Awareness Month post. Be your child’s number one advocate. This example will help prepare them to advocate for themselves and possible their own child in the future. Remember, an informed parent is a weapon.

A final daily Dyslexia Awareness Month post. Be your child’s number one advocate. This example will help prepare them to advocate for themselves and possible their own child in the future. Remember, an informed parent is a weapon.
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Although I'm no longer in the public school sector, I still wanted voices heard! Dyslexia Awareness Month ended yesterday, but awareness of the 1 in 5 should be 365! Voices of Dyslexia 2025

Although I'm no longer in the public school sector, I still wanted voices heard!  Dyslexia Awareness Month ended yesterday, but awareness of the 1 in 5 should be 365!
Voices of Dyslexia 2025