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      612 E. Bethany Drive, Allen, TX 75002
      972-727-0511 phone
      972-727-7192 fax

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      Kara Janasak - Dyslexia Therapy Coordinator - Email
       
       

      Program Goals

      • Effectively identifying students who exhibit characteristics of dyslexia
      • Providing individualized instruction that meets the specific learning needs of each student in a small group setting
      • Providing intervention that includes:
        • Phonemic awareness
        • Grapho-phonemic knowledge (phonics)
        • Language structure
        • Linguistics
        • Process and strategies for decoding, encoding, word recognition, fluency, and comprehension
      • Providing explicit, direct instruction that is systematic, sequential, and cumulative
      • Providing intensive, highly concentrated instruction that maximizes student engagement and uses specialized methods and materials
      • Providing meaning-based instruction that is directed toward purposeful reading and writing, with an emphasis on comprehension and composition
      • Providing multi-sensory instruction that incorporates the simultaneous use of two or more sensory pathways (auditory, visual, kinesthetic, tactile) during teacher presentations and student practice
      • Providing support for students in the regular classroom by collaborating with the teacher regarding alternative strategies and specific accommodations
      • Providing support to regular classroom teachers who are working with dyslexic students
      • Facilitating parent education and support groups by providing information, parent support, and advocate information
      Resources 
      AISD YouTube Channel
      Academic Language Therapy Association
      (ALTA)
      Association on Higher Education and Disability
      (AHEAD)
      Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
      Council of Educators of Students with Disabilities
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      (IRA)
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      Dyslexia Handbook
      Financial Aid for Scholarships
      International Dyslexia Association
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      Library of Congress-National Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
      North Texas Taping and Radio for the Blind
      Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (National)
      Texas State Library
       

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