Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede the growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.
(The International Dyslexia Association)
Resources
- Center for Disabilities
- International Dyslexia Association
- International Literacy Association
- LD Online
- Learning Ally
- Learning Disabilities Association of America
- List of Screeners
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- National Institute for Literacy
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services letter addressing dyslexia
- Reading Rockets
- South Dakota Association of School Psychologists dyslexia brochure
- South Dakota Parent Connection
- Upper Midwest Branch
- University of Michigan
- What Works Clearinghouse
- Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity
Work Group Agendas
| Work Group Agendas | |
|---|---|
| Oct. 19, 2016 | Meeting Notes |
| Aug. 16, 2016 | Meeting Notes |
| June 14, 2016 | Meeting Notes |
| US DOE letter | |
Work Group Members
| Work Group Members | |
|---|---|
| Bayer, Steve | Parent/School board member, Brookings |
| Boechler, Tara | Parent, Rapid City |
| Brokmeier, Susanne | BOR |
| Brown, Angie | USD Scottish Rite Children’s Clinics |
| Buresch, Tana | SD Parent Connection |
| Cain, Becky | DOE |
| DeBoer, Donavan | Superintendent, Parker |
| DiSanto, Lynne | Representative, Pennington Co |
| Engels, Lisa | Parent, Hartford |
| Garcia, Emily | Advocacy |
| Hegland, Sue | International Dyslexia Association - Upper Midwest Branch |
| Holmes, Thomas | Representative, Minnehaha Co |
| Johnson, Val | CASE |
| Kafka, Kristi | School Psych Assoc. Core Educational Cooperative |
| Kaufman, Gerry | ASBSD |
| Labau, Brenda | Teacher, Belle Fourche |
| Larsen, Ann | DOE |
| Lindquist, Barb | SDEA |
| Merkle, Karin | Tutor/Dyslexia Presenter/Educator |
| Muilenburg-Wilson, Deb | Special Education Director, Sioux Falls |
| Nelson, Becky | DOE |
| Parsley, Scott | Senator |
| Rasmussen, Nancy | Representative, Turner/Clay Co. |
| Turman, Paul | BOR |
| Turner, Linda | DOE |
| Volesky, Troy | Special Education Director, Rapid City |
| Weiland, Marsha | Decoding Dyslexia |