DYSLEXIA
Helping Hutto Hippos grow one phoneme at a time
DYSLEXIA
Helping Hutto Hippos grow one phoneme at a time
The mission of the Hutto ISD Dyslexia Department is to empower students identified with dyslexia by providing them with a Dyslexia teacher trained in research-based, explicit, and multi-modal methods of teaching reading, writing, and spelling. We are dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of dyslexia within the community. By embracing neurodiversity, fostering an inclusive and supportive environment, we strive to ensure that all students have the tools and resources to be confident, resilient, and successful learners.
“Dyslexia is a specific learning disability characterized by difficulties in word reading and/or spelling that involve accuracy, speed, or both and vary depending on the orthography. These difficulties occur along a continuum of severity and persist even with instruction that is effective for the individual’s peers. The causes of dyslexia are complex and involve combinations of genetic, neurobiological, and environmental influences that interact throughout development. Underlying difficulties with phonological and morphological processing are common but not universal, and early oral language weaknesses often foreshadow literacy challenges. Secondary consequences include reading comprehension problems and reduced reading and writing experience that can impede growth in language, knowledge, written expression, and overall academic achievement. Psychological well-being and employment opportunities also may be affected. Although identification and targeted instruction are important at any age, language and literacy support before and during the early years of education is particularly effective.”
- The International Dyslexia Association 2025
La dislexia es una discapacidad específica del aprendizaje que se caracteriza por dificultades en la lectura y/o escritura de palabras, las cuales afectan a la precisión, la velocidad o ambas, y varían en función de la ortografía. Estas dificultades se presentan a lo largo de un continuo de gravedad y persisten incluso con una instrucción que resulta eficaz para los compañeros de la persona. Las causas de la dislexia son complejas e implican combinaciones de influencias genéticas, neurobiológicas y ambientales que interactúan a lo largo del desarrollo. Las dificultades subyacentes en el procesamiento fonológico y morfológico son comunes pero no universales, y las debilidades tempranas en el lenguaje oral suelen presagiar problemas de alfabetización. Las consecuencias secundarias incluyen problemas de comprensión lectora y una menor experiencia de lectura y escritura, lo que puede impedir el crecimiento del lenguaje, el conocimiento, la expresión escrita y el rendimiento académico general. El bienestar psicológico y las oportunidades de empleo también pueden verse afectados. Aunque la identificación y la instrucción dirigida son importantes a cualquier edad, el apoyo al lenguaje y a la alfabetización antes y durante los primeros años de educación es especialmente eficaz.
- Asociación Internacional de Dislexia 2025
Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary - Mia Hurtado-CALT, Leanne Stewart
Cottonwood Creek Elementary - Kasey Kennis, Janie Garza
Howard Norman Elementary - Laurie Ebbighausen
Hutto Elementary - Celina Lewis-CALT, Kristine Chen-CALT
Lee Martinez Elementary - Melissa Lake
Nadine Johnson Elementary - Megan Cheney-CALT, Lou Case-CALT
Ray Elementary - Melinda Sexton
Veterans Hill Elementary - Marivel Valles
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Farley Middle School - Kathy Harrison
Gus Almquist Middle School - Courtney Fairchild
Hutto Middle School - Demetria Croom
Ninth Grade Center - Natalie Hodges
Hutto High School - Paul Lister
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Hutto ISD Dyslexia Coordinator:
Tori Linzenmeyer
Victoria.Linzenmeyer@huttoisd.net
Main Number (737) 327-5321
Hutto Independent School District strives to provide appropriate services for all students with dyslexia as defined in T.E.C. 38.003 and T.A.C. 74.28 including the revised procedures concerning dyslexia and related disorders.
K-1 dyslexia screenings
early intervention
identification process, conducting formal and informal evaluation
appropriate instructional services at each campus
progress monitoring of reading achievement during and after existing program
informing parents of available options and services technology support of students identified with dyslexia