What is Dyslexia:
“Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.”
Adopted by the IDA Board of Directors, Nov. 12, 2002. Many state education codes, including New Jersey, Ohio and Utah, have adopted this definition. Learn more about how consensus was reached on this definition: Definition Consensus Project.
Source: https://dyslexiaida.org/definition-of-dyslexia/
Signs of Dyslexia by age/stage:
dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/signs-of-dyslexia/
What is an academic language therapist:
Academic language therapists are highly trained in the remediation of written language skills.
What is academic language therapy:
Academic language therapy is educational, structured, multi-sensory, diagnostic and prescriptive therapy used to remediate dyslexia and/or written-language disorders. These services are therapeutic rather than tutorial and emphasize reading, spelling, handwriting, and written expression areas.
Multi-sensory:
The term multi-sensory denotes instruction that engages more than one sense when teaching. Engagement of visual, auditory, and/or kinesthetic-tactile pathways simultaneously enhances memory and learning of written language by allowing students more than one way to make connections.
International Dyslexia Association Fact Sheet on Multisensory teaching:
https://dyslexiaida.org/multisensory-structured-language-teaching-fact-sheet/
Understood.org page on multisensory teaching:
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/multisensory-instruction-what-you-need-to-know
What is a CALT:
“Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.”
Adopted by the IDA Board of Directors, Nov. 12, 2002. Many state education codes, including New Jersey, Ohio and Utah, have adopted this definition. Learn more about how consensus was reached on this definition: Definition Consensus Project.
Source: https://dyslexiaida.org/definition-of-dyslexia/
Signs of Dyslexia by age/stage:
dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/signs-of-dyslexia/
What is an academic language therapist:
Academic language therapists are highly trained in the remediation of written language skills.
What is academic language therapy:
Academic language therapy is educational, structured, multi-sensory, diagnostic and prescriptive therapy used to remediate dyslexia and/or written-language disorders. These services are therapeutic rather than tutorial and emphasize reading, spelling, handwriting, and written expression areas.
Multi-sensory:
The term multi-sensory denotes instruction that engages more than one sense when teaching. Engagement of visual, auditory, and/or kinesthetic-tactile pathways simultaneously enhances memory and learning of written language by allowing students more than one way to make connections.
International Dyslexia Association Fact Sheet on Multisensory teaching:
https://dyslexiaida.org/multisensory-structured-language-teaching-fact-sheet/
Understood.org page on multisensory teaching:
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/multisensory-instruction-what-you-need-to-know
What is a CALT:
What is a Speech-Language Pathologist: Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) work with people of all ages and treat many types of communication. These include problems with: speech sounds, language, literacy, social communication, voice, fluency, and cognitive communication.
