by Fernette Eide | | Advocacy, Assessment, Dyslexia Laws, Parents, Professionals, Psychology, RTI, School, Teachers
RTI or Response To Intervention is currently the dominant approach to reading instruction in public schools across the United States (over 70% of school districts), but in a just-released progress report funded by the Department of Education from the Institute of... 
by Fernette Eide | | Advocacy, Dyslexia Laws, Education
Here’s our 2019 snapshot of Passed Dyslexia Laws in the US. This is a rapidly changing time for dyslexia legislation, so please update us with corrections, changes, or newly passed laws. Huge thanks to the Dyslexic Advantage community, Decoding Dyslexia, and... ![NASP Publishes Advice About Dyslexia Screening [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-01-at-7.43.51-AM.jpg)
by Fernette Eide | | dyslexia, Dyslexia Laws, Premium, Premium Content, Teachers, Testing
NASP or the National Association of School Psychologists recently published an article entitled: “Four Dyslexia Screening Myths That Cause More Harm Than Good in Preventing Reading Failure and What You Can Do Instead.” As many of you who are involved in dyslexia... ![Surviving IEP Season [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-30-at-9.53.04-AM.png)
by Fernette Eide | | 504, Accommodations, Advocacy, dyslexia, Dyslexia Laws, IEP, Premium, Premium Content
IEP season usually runs from late March through early June, and it’s a time when parents and teachers meet with the IEP team to assess the past year’s progress and also plan for changes that should take place for the upcoming year. Be aware, too, that we have a new... 
by Fernette Eide | | 504, Accommodations, Advocacy, dyslexia, Dyslexia Laws, Education, IEP
A GREAT Supreme Court Unanimous (8-0) was handed down today that states that public schools must provide more than ‘de minimus’ or the bare minimum to benefit students with disabilities. The fact that some school systems (in this case, Douglas County) were... 
by Fernette Eide | | Accommodations, Advocacy, Being Dyslexic, Dyslexia Laws, Dyslexic Advantages, Education
What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is a brain-based learning difference with a strong genetic basis. It characterized by unexpected difficulties in fluent reading and specific patterns of difficulty with writing, spelling, and sometimes math as well as strengths in...
