The Source for Dyslexia and Dysgraphia provides comprehensive information on identifying, understanding, and diagnosing students with dyslexia and dysgraphia along with hands-on strategies and techniques for intervention.
Ages: 5-Adult Grades: K-Adult
The author begins by dispelling 16 myths about dyslexia and setting a goal of helping the reader understand the struggles experienced by students with dyslexia and dysgraphia. Then discusses:
the processing styles inherent in dyslexia and dysgraphia
how to identify at-risk students
components relevant to diagnosing dyslexia
when to compensate and when to remediate
the importance of phonological awareness skills and how to develop them at early and advanced levels
approaches to develop sound/symbol correspondence for reading and spelling
why students with dyslexia need instruction in phonics
how to develop written language skills using remedial and bypass strategies
how to improve written language expresssion through metacognitive awareness and explicit practice of specific processing skills
Activities are included to build these skills:
phonological awareness beginning with easy rhyming and alliteration tasks and ending with advanced tasks such as creating malapropisms and reduplication games
sound/symbol correspondence following a mnemonic teaching system called Memory Foundations for Reading (MFR)
decoding and encoding through structured, systematic, and multisensory instruction and practice
spelling based on Levine's six acquired insights and including activities designed to enhance learning at each insight
manuscript and cursive writing
prewriting skills such as comprehension, rehearsal, and organization
written expression subskills such as as drafting, proofreading, and editing
