final project dyslexia -gomez 5-1-11
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Dyslexia and the English Language LearnerTRANSCRIPT
- 1. DYSLEXIA AND THEENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER
Gloria E. Gmez, Ed.D.
Bilingual Dyslexia Specialist
Deer Park ISD - 2. How the Brain Reads
- 3. What Research Says works ?
Multisensory Teaching Moats &Farrell - 4. CORE DYSLEXIA CHARACTERISTICS
There is Not a Single Pattern that Identifies a Student with Dyslexia - 5. Dyslexia Defined
dysdifficulty, hard
lexlanguage, words - 6. Core Difficulties of Dyslexia
Phonological processing
(Hook, Macaruso, & Jones, 2001; Torgesen, 2002)
Memory and retrieval difficulties
(Hook, Macaruso, & Jones, 2001) - 7. How Widespread is Dyslexia?
85% Likely to be dyslexic
15-20% with
reading disability
School Population - 8. Dyslexia True and False Quiz
- 9. Myths & Misconceptions About Dyslexia
Does not exist is merely a catch all term for learning problems
Dyslexia cannot be diagnosed until a child is 8 to 11 years old.
Its a visual problem people see and write letters and words backward.
Forcing a student to read every day will make him or her a better reader. - 10. Primary Characteristic differences for Bilingual (Spanish
/English)
Fluency and Phonological Deficits are the major indicators. - 11. Data Gathering for Bilingual/ELL
LPAC documentation
Home Language Survey
Assessment related to identification for ELL (formally called LEP/Limited English Proficiency)
TAKS documentation when available
Types of programming
Student Language Proficiency
TELPAS Dyslexia Handbook p. 7 - 12. Who Assesses the Bilingual/ELLs?
- 13. Living With Dyslexia: Video Clip
Video: Living With Dyslexia - 14. Assessment Requirements
Language of Instruction
Oral proficiency
Listening comprehension
Trained personnel - 15. How is the Bilingual/ELL Student Identified?
Dyslexia Handbook p.7 - 16. Language of Intervention
ENGLISH
espaol - 17. DPISD Spanish Intervention Program
ESPERANZA
LECTURA PROACTIVO
VOYAGER PASAPORTE - 18. Transfer to English
- 19. There is Good News!
The Good News is - 20. Question & Answer Session