Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Also called reading disability, dyslexia affects areas of the brain that process language.
Suggestions for Parents of Students Identified with Dyslexia:
*Learn more about dyslexia
*Understand your child's strengths and challenges and help your child understand them.
*Collaborate with educators
*Support your child.
-Share reading experiences as a family by listening to books and stories while in the car or reading aloud to your child.
-Provide audio books when your child needs to understand the text, but the reading level is too difficult.
-Explore a variety of learning experiences such as museums, historical sites, community events and other opportunities for learning.
-Assist your child with the organization of time, student area, and materials.
-Praise your child frequently and specifically for good effort as well as for success in a variety of areas, not just school work.
SB Bill 2075: Relating to public school compliance with dyslexia screening, reading instrument requirements, and a requirement that a school district notifies certain parents or guardians of a program providing students with reading disabilities the ability to borrow audiobooks free of charge.
To access audiobook resources for parents/guardians click on the following links:
Learning Ally Audiobooks
Bookshare Ebooks in audio
Talking Book Program