Guy Fenter Dyslexia Page

Purpose

This site will serve as a resource hub for the Dyslexia Contacts in the GFESC region and is designed for dyslexia coordinators, interventionists, administrators, literacy facilitators, and 504 coordinators.

2025-2026 Professional Development

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DESE Approved HQIM Guidance

AR DESE Approved ELA HQIM - Public

Dyslexia Guidance

Dyslexia_Screenings_and_Interventions_Legal (1).pdf

Right to Read

Right to Read.pdf

Diagnostic Decision Tree for Reading Rev.pdf

Diagnostic Decision Tree (3-6)

Standards for Military Service

Arkansas Rapid Naming Screener.pdf

AR RAN

DESE Dyslexia Webpage

DESE Special Education Webpage

Commissioner's Memos

Prescribed Pathways

Interesting Reads and Listens

Dr. Linnea Ehri’s List of Instructional Guidelines for Enhancing Orthographic Mapping and Word LearningIn a recent discussion with Dr. Linnea Ehri, she wrote up and sent over a document with instructional guidelines that follow from her theory of orthographic mapping and research studies. She gave p…

Promising Practices to Accelerate Learning for Students with Disabilities During COVID-19 and Beyond - Introduction - NCLD Introduction COVID-19 shuttered school buildings and the impact on students will potentially be significant for years to come. Experts predict that school closures last spring could leave students a full year behind in math — with even greater impact as disruptions in instruction continue through the 2020–2021 school year. While instructional loss will affect […]

Video: Dyslexia and the brainHow does the brain of a dyslexic child work differently? Watch this video to hear from a dyslexia expert.

Why Phonological Awareness Is Important for Reading and SpellingPhonological awareness is critical for learning to read any alphabetic writing system. And research shows that difficulty with phoneme awareness and other phonological skills is a predictor of poor reading and spelling development.

Dyslexia and the Brain: What Does Current Research Tell Us?The identification of a child with dyslexia is a difficult process, but there are ways that parents and teachers can learn more about the reading difficulty and support the child's learning.

Support Presentations

Seconday Support for Students Struggling in Reading

2021 Dyslexia and IDEA - Attendees

2021 District Literacy Support Plan Webinar

Section 504 Presentation for Dyslexia Specialist - Guy Fenter Apr 2022.pdf

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