Resources
Please visit the KSDE Dyslexia Page for valuable information related to the Kansas Dyslexia Initiatives
Does our teaching really change a child's brain? Yes. Take a look at this study. Hemispheric specialization for visual words is shaped by attention to sublexical units during initial learning.
Alternative Early Literacy Screener (for Dyslexia requirement for those qualifying for the DLM)
Enjoy checking out these resources from the Florida Center for Reading Research (Kindergarten and First Grade)
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Petscher, Y., Fien, H., Stanley, C., Gearin, B., Gaab, N., Fletcher, J.M., & Johnson, E. (2019). Screening for Dyslexia. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Special Education Programs, National Center on Improving Literacy. Retrieved from improvingliteracy.org.
What We Have Learned from Fifty Years of Reading Science: Reid Lyon's Ten Maxims (The Reading League Media)