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A hi-res PDF can be download here: jwed.co.uk/2021/04/13/roo…

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Evidence-based reading instruction and remediation make school accessible for children with dyslexia.

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When transitioning to work:

“Employers should recognize the challenges faced by employees with dyslexia and implement accommodations to ensure equal opportunities for success in the workplace.”

theconversation.com/students-with-…

Handwriting is important for overall literacy.
#UntilEveryoneCanRead #literacy #StructuredLiteracy

“Students with, or at risk of, language disorder should not be systematically counselled out of [French] immersion programs” (Position Statement, Speech-Language & Audiology Canada). sac-oac.ca/wp-content/upl…

Did you realize that anyone trained in Orton Gillingham has been doing spelling analysis all along?
This new discovery started decades ago.
#Spellinganalysis

-$68.68M…to provide reading supports…
-$12.5M for reading intervention support licences
-$12.5M for reading screening tools, so… SK, G1 and G2 child benefits from screening

Q
Why no K intake screener?
Does reading support include G3 up?
Why no diagnostic assessment G3 up?

With structured literacy classroom teaching, and timely aligned intervention, students with dyslexia can learn more then one language.

Explicit, direct, follows a scope and sequence, and cumulative instruction - targeted intensity as required - is effective in English & French.

Canadian Allen Tysick reflects on his experience with dyslexia.

Do you think Mr. Tysick experienced pain, harm and potentially trauma while attending school?

His school experiences must not repeat.

We now know better.

heretohelp.bc.ca/visions/the-ma…

Discussion in bilingual Ottawa:

“One questions why all OCDSB students aren’t registered in Early French Immersion by default, and why the small minority having difficulty learning French don’t have extensive, individualized supports, as would be the case for any other subject.”

Looking for valid & reliable early screening tools that can be used in the French immersion setting to identify K-2 students who may be at risk for later reading difficulties/disabilities? Check out Acadience Reading Français (formerly IDAPEL): oecm.ca/wp-content/upl…

What is school refusal?

“Policy makers also need to know where to access evidence, how to assess its quality, how to interpret findings and how to translate these for decision making. …policy organisations… need a collective capacity to engage with research and generate evidence.”

CT advances a bill with requirements for inmates that include screening for mental health, addiction, and for dyslexia (see page 2 of the Bill).

cga.ct.gov/2024/fc/pdf/20…

Kids with dyslexia too frequently become inmates with dyslexia.

Human Rights Canada Correctional Service CACP / ACCP

FREE online training: A Is For Ox: The Story of English Spelling.

All welcome.

I've not advertised this until now, but already half the places are gone.

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Reserve your spot here: jwed.co.uk/course/

Scotland posts disaggregated data that facilitates the comparison of achievement between SN students with dyslexia and non-dyslexic students.

Achievement gaps are evident.

Thank you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 for collecting and sharing this data.

Dyslexia Scotland

gov.scot/publications/a…

You can now listen to Sold a Story Episode 10.

'There’s a thoughtfulness about reading in the country today.' - Reid Lyon
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-…
open.spotify.com/episode/1WrqxX…

“This article reviews educational policies impacting children with dyslexia and highlights a decentralized parent-led grassroots movement, Decoding Dyslexia, which centers the voices of those directly impacted by dyslexia.” 🙏👇