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Episode 11: Advocacy and Resources
Receiving the services that a student with dyslexia needs means dealing with the educational bureaucracy. This episode discusses the differences between a 504 Plan and an IEP and parental rights when advocating for an...
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Episode 10: Treatment for Dyslexia
Working with students with dyslexia varies based on how early the intervention starts, and what accommodations may further assist the student to successfully go through the school year. These will be areas discussed...
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Episode 9: Part 2 of Diagnostics for Dyslexia
After you have completed the child's personal and family history, it is important to do a comprehensive evaluation starting with understanding of phonemes (single sounds) and ending with ruling in or out other...
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Episode 8: Part 1 of Diagnostics for Dyslexia
Diagnosing dyslexia consists of taking a detailed history of child issues with language, developmental issues, prematurity, and head trauma, especially on the left side of the brain. It also requires a family history...
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Episode 7: Impacts of Dylexia Outside of the Classroom
In episode 7, we will cover the impacts dyslexia has outside of the academic setting. Since dyslexia is a language-based disorder, impacts effect how a person organizes their speech, how they remember longer...
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Episode 6 Dyslexia, Written Language, and Dysgraphia
10-30% of children struggle with the written language process due to a neurodevelopmental disorder called dysgraphia (difficulty with writing). Students with dyslexia frequently also have dysgraphia. Many children...
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Episode 5 Dyslexia's effect on Reading
We have already looked at dyslexia's effect on oral communication so it is time to focus on its impact on reading. As many as one child in seven will have dyslexia, but most won't be picked up until they have failed...
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Episode 4 Impact on the Classrooom
Dyslexia is a neurologic, language-based disorder. This is important to understandd because it impacts a child's learning and compliance long before they are introduced to the written language. Join us now as we go...
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Episode 3: What is Dyslexia
Dyslexia affects one person in seven worldwide. Despite how common it is, there is a great deal of confusion as to what it is and how it should be approached for services. Join Erin and Pat as they discuss what...
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Episode 2: Introducing the Docs for Dyslexia
Parents want to help their children. They feel helpless when they don't how. This was the way that the Docs for Dyslexia felt when their children struggled with reading and writing in school. Their children were...
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Episode 1 Overview: History of Dyslexia
To understand why dyslexia has been a controversial topic for decades one must first understand the history. Take a moment to learn about how dyslexia was discovered and why we, as healthcare providers working with...
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