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 and parent support

Resources 

• Dyslexia Handbook 2021 (English)

• Dyslexia Handbook 2021 (Spanish)

• Dyslexia Updates 2022

• Important Changes for Families to the Dyslexia Handbook (English)

• Important Changes for Families to the Dyslexia Handbook (Spanish)

• Texas State Library

For more information, contact Kara Janasak, Dyslexia Therapy Coordinator, at 972-727-0490 or via email at Kara.Janasak@allenisd.org.