Is anyone on this list going to Carl Anderson's workshop in Bellevue, WA, on
Wednesday? If you're going, please e-mail me off list.
Thanks!
Jan
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I have a student who probably has dyslexia. According to our school psych, my
state does not recognize dyslexia as a learning disability, so this student
will not get any help from special ed. She really needs help with reading.
I remember years ago hearing that see-through plastic sheets in d
I purchased some years ago from the National Reading Styles Institute. They
are called Colored Overlays for Reading Try this website:
http://www.nrsi.com/index.php
I bought them years ago at a Mario Carbo seminar. I loaned them to a friend
whose child was having difficulty in school and
I'm curious which state? We have special provisions for testing for
dyslexia in Texas. Also, it can definitely be a case of 504 which is a
mandated federal law about students with disabilities that are not labeled
special ed. The 504 law covers all states.
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I have purchased cover overlays myself, but have read research recently that
has claimed they are not effective. Can't say I've seen any remarkable results
myself.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and
those who matter don't mind.
~ Dr. Seuss
Dyslexia is a loose term that it seems not many agree on a definition for. I
have found some of the information from Sally Shaywitz very helpful as I have
learned more about struggling readers. Her book, Overcoming Dyslexia, is
awesome. She is, I think, a pediatric neurologist.
Cathy
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Colored overlays are available from carbo reading program
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Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:08:20
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] dyslexia
Dyslexia is a loose term that it seems not many agree on a definition for.
The colored sheets are available from Irlen Institute and they are used to
correct visual difficulties called scotopic sensitivity. This hasn't (I
believe) been proven to correct the "letters moving" on the page. The most
common colored overlay is blue, but they also come in various other shad
