Not all children learn to read, write and spell in the same ways. Despite conventional and appropriate classroom instruction, some students continue to struggle. Some of these students may have a reading disability known as dyslexia. Students with dyslexia may need an intervention program in addition to what they are receiving in the regular classroom to help them be successful in school. Anna Independent School District offers dyslexia services on all campuses to all students who meet eligibility criteria. Students with dyslexia will be served by a trained teacher with a program that includes evidence-based components of phonological awareness, sound-symbol association, syllabication, orthography, morphology, syntax, reading comprehension and fluency. Students with dyslexia will also be given appropriate instructional accommodations in order to be successful throughout their academic career. The Anna Independent School District follows the guidelines set forth by The Dyslexia Handbook, Update 2018 for its local dyslexia program and guidelines.
ANNA ISD DYSLEXIA PROGRAMS
Pre-Flight: Pre-Flight is an Orton Gillingham based multisensory structured language intervention for students in first grade who have been identified at risk for dyslexia through a universal dyslexia screening. Pre Flight is a six week, small group intervention that involves activities to help improve and develop alphabet skills, rhyme, letter-sound association and segmenting, blending and manipulating sounds in words. Pre Flight was developed by the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia & Learning Disorders at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital.
Take Flight: Take Flight is an Orton Gillingham based multisensory structured dyslexia curriculum for students identified with dyslexia in grades 2-12. Intensity (small group size, extended length of sessions and treatment, individualized lessons) is what distinguishes dyslexia intervention from regular reading instruction. Take Flight was developed by the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia & Learning Disorders at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital.
Spire: Spire is a multisensory and intensive reading instruction for nonreaders and struggling readers that involves systematic, sequentially structured 10-step lessons that ensure the mastery of concepts in the five critical areas of reading. The 10-step process keeps learners actively engaged so that they can learn and retain information.
Esperanza: The Esperanza program is a Spanish multisensory structured language approach for reading, writing, and spelling. The goal of the Esperanza program is to provide a multisensory, sequential, systematic approach to achieve Spanish literacy.
