Reading Intervention/Dyslexia
Torrie Fiscus
Reading Intervention/Dyslexia
Welcome to intervention at SH Primary! I am excited to work with you and your child. I have been teaching at Spring Hill for many years. I enjoyed teaching in the primary classroom for over 20 years, but now my primary focus is in reading intervention and dyslexia.
Reading Intervention
Reading intervention is small group instruction focused helping students improve in the mechanics of decoding words, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. Students in reading intervention receive additional help through Leveled Literacy Instruction "LLI". This is a researched based, prescriptive program that focuses on grade level skills. Our intervention classes are offered 4 days a week for 30 min.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia students are taught through a in a multi-sensory, systematic approach called Reading By Design . This reading program is a researched based learning approach that is taught through three different pathways (auditory, visual and kinesthetic) and instructs students within a daily systematic phonic's curriculum. Parent information is available along with activities to help your child throughout the year. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to explore this journey of helping students become better readers.
What is dyslexia???
Dyslexia is a language-based processing disorder that can hinder reading, writing, spelling and sometimes even speaking. Children with dyslexia have a neurological disorder that causes their brains to process and interpret information differently.
Characteristics of Dyslexia
*Problems in learning the names of the letters of the alphabet
*Difficulty in learning to write the alphabet correctly in sequence
*Difficulty in learning and remembering printed words
*Difficulty in blending sounds together for reading
* Difficulty in segmenting sounds for spelling
*Difficulty learning to read
*Difficulty in reading comprehension
*Repeated spelling errors
*Family History
Spring Hill ISD uses Reading By Design as the district program for the remediation of Dyslexia and other reading disabilities. The Reading By Design curriculum meets all state requirements as an exemplary choice for the remediation of dyslexia.
BEST Websites and Resources for Dyslexia
*The International Dyslexia Association
*The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity
*Florida Center for Reading Research, Reading Instruction for Parents
www. fcrr.org
*Kids Books by Theme
Other Helpful Websites:
*www. starfall.com
