Parent Resources
Did Your Child’s Evaluation Recommend Orton-Gillingham?
If your child has diagnosed or suspected dyslexia, or an evaluation recommends Orton-Gillingham, Structured Literacy, or specialized reading intervention, you may be wondering what kind of instruction your child really needs.
At Upstate Literacy, we provide Structured Literacy through a speech-to-print, structured linguistic approach rather than a traditional Orton-Gillingham program.
We’ve created a parent-friendly resource to help you understand these approaches, what to look for in effective reading intervention, and how we may be able to help your child.
What is Dyslexia?
According to The International Dyslexia Association®, "Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, which result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. Students with dyslexia usually experience difficulties with other language skills such as spelling, writing, and pronouncing words. Dyslexia affects individuals throughout their lives; however, its impact can change at different stages in a person’s life. It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed academically in the typical instructional environment, and in its more severe forms, will qualify a student for special education, special accommodations, or extra support services."
Understood.com:
What is Dyslexia? (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zafiGBrFkRM&t=2s
See Dyslexia Differently (video)
Websites & Apps to support learning to READ
Websites & Apps to support learning to READ
EBLI apps:
Reading Simplified's Switch It activity to stregnthen foundational reading skills through a fun and engaging phonemic awareness "game."
https://readingsimplified.com/switch-it/