SAISD 504/Dyslexia Newsletter

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The impact of Section 504 on students has helped to promote inclusion and better learning outcomes for students. It also helps to ensure accountability in our teaching practices to support the individual needs of our students.

The 504 Plan is a plan developed to ensure that a child who has a disability identified under the law and is attending an elementary or secondary educational institution receives accommodations that will ensure their academic success and access to the learning environment.

For more information on Section 504 or Dyslexia, please click on the following link from our district webpage: https://www.saisd.net/page/dyslexia-home

This checklist is based on dyslexia warning signs and symptoms.

The following are questions to look out for dyslexia in a child:

1. Does the person reading words read them in the wrong order?
2. Does the person misspell common words like “does,” “there," “said," etc.?
3. Does the same thing happen with similar letters like “b” and “d”?
4. Does the person have difficulty copying from another sheet?
5. Does the person add or omit a letter in spelling?
6. Does the person have trouble remembering the entire alphabet?
7. Does the person’s handwriting make it hard to read?
8. Does the person have trouble pronouncing multisyllabic words?
9. Does the person have difficulty reading?
10. Does the person have a problem giving directions?
11. Does the person miss pronouncing words such as pat as tap or bat as pat?
12. Does the person struggle with word reversal, like a saw and was?
13. Does the person have a problem with mathematics or arithmetic?
14. Does the person have poor summarizing skills?
15. Does the person struggle with understanding time concepts like after, now, or telling the time?
16. Does the person read information incorrectly?
17. Does the person speak clearly about himself but not in written form?
18. Does the person have poor spelling and writing composition in high school?
19. Does the person show avoidance and frustration when reading or writing tasks?
20. Does the person have difficulty learning spelling rules such as affixes, root words, etc.?

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“For me, being curious defines not just the way I think of myself, it has been the key to my survival and my success. It’s how I survived my reading problems. It’s how I survived a bumpy academic career. It’s how I ended up in the movie business; it’s how I figured out the movie business. And curiosity is the quality that helps distinguish me in Hollywood. ”

There are 4 ways students can build language skills with Boggle:

1. Build vocabulary. Students will be introduced to new words throughout gameplay as they learn from one another's list of words.
2. Gain faster word recognition. Speed is an important component of the game, so the faster you can find and write words, the better your chances of winning. The more you play, the faster you will become.
3. Practice spelling skills. Students will learn to spell words by identifying common spelling patterns
4. Focus on common letter combinations like prefixes and suffixes.
   

Click on the following link to play online: https://www.eslkidsgames.com/esl-boggle