First Four Meetings with Student Linguistic Phonics: First 4 Sessions: 1/10, 1/12, 1/17, 1/19 The first two sessions, a pretty big chunk of our time was spent on assessments. After assessing, I started the Peterson prompts for handwriting. This student does not have strong handwriting skills. Just some bad habits that were picked up a…
Profile of the Student Who Will Be Receiving S2P Student Profile: 4th grader, extremely easy to teach, very responsive to feedback, struggles with decoding longer words, mistakes shorter words, is not yet fluent with grade level text. We will be meeting twice weekly for 45 minute sessions. I am using the pseudonym Scout and pronouns…
Linguistic Phonics / Speech to Print: Introduction to My Journey I, like many others, have been following the linguistic phonics / speech-to-print (S2P) movement on social media. My curiosity and drive to do whatever it takes for students has been overwhelming me, so I have decided to pick a speech to print / linguistic phonics program and…
Dyslexia is Neurobiological Dyslexia is a learning disorder that affects reading and writing skills. It is considered a phonological disorder because it primarily affects the ability to process and manipulate phonemes, the smallest units of sound in a word. People with dyslexia have difficulty recognizing and decoding the sounds of letters in words. This can…
Dyslexia in Young Adult and Adulthood As a reading practitioner, knowing the possible signs of dyslexia is a prerequisite. While only a psychologist or neurologist can diagnose dyslexia, all of the stakeholders in a child’s life can and should be aware of what to look for. Sally Shaywitz calls them clues to dyslexia and signs…
Does My Upper Elementary Aged Child Have Dyslexia? Starting in about third or fourth grade, parents tend to get very suspicious about their child showing signs of dyslexia. This is because up until the end of second grade, children can use compensatory strategies and “hide” their reading struggles from parents and teachers. Especially if your…
What are the signs and symptoms of dyslexia in a kindergarten or first grader? As you know, early intervention is imperative. It’s still not too late! (Actually, a diagnosis and remediation is never too late.) The likelihood of a kindergartener of first grader overcoming reading difficulties is As a reading practitioner, knowing the possible signs…
Does My Preschool Child Have Dyslexia? Early intervention is key. Suspecting that your preschool child has dyslexia means that you are way ahead of the game as a parent, and your child is so lucky! Identifying dyslexia in a preschool child as young as age 4 is possible. An early diagnosis of dyslexia means your…
