Every year, the International Dyslexia Association recognizes Dyslexia Awareness Month in October. The goal is to raise awareness, offer insights and strategies, and highlight the achievements of those living with the lifelong reading disability. While dyslexia can make reading more difficult, with the right instruction, almost all individuals with dyslexia can learn to read.
What is Dyslexia?
According to the International Dyslexia Association, dyslexia is a neurological condition caused by a different wiring of the brain. There is no ‘cure’ for dyslexia so individuals must learn coping strategies.
What Works?
Students with dyslexia should receive reading instruction that is based upon a systematic and explicit understanding of language structure, including phonics. This reading instruction goes by many names, Structured Literacy, Orton-Gillingham, Simultaneous Multisensory, Explicit Phonics, and others.
Did you know:
- Our School Principal is a Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDT-C) and Dyslexia Specialist. She is trained as an Orton-Gillingham® instructor.
- Our full time LDT-C is a Reading Specialist who is trained in Wilson Reading Program®. She can work 1:1 with students who need help.
- Honor Ridge Academy has been training special education teachers in the Orton-Gillingham® model through Fairleigh Dickinson University to better serve students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.
