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Dyslexia & Co-Occurring Difficulties
We wanted to take this conversation a step further and dig into some common co-occurring struggles we see in our students with dyslexia. Specifically language, attention, mathematics, and social-emotional difficulties.
So let’s dive in!
How Can SLPs Support Students with Dyslexia?
Literacy intervention, specifically for students with dyslexia causes this interesting conversation around who best supports this type of intervention? Traditionally literacy specialists and special educators have been the ones tasked with supported reading disabilities, I mean…it makes sense it’s an academic issue right?
The challenge is that dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. It’s often really a continuum of an oral language disability that transcended into the world of written language. This is a challenge for literacy specialists and special educators who don’t have a background in supporting oral language problems. And really - literacy specialists and special educators generally don’t have a background in supporting oral language struggles because that is an SLPs bread and butter.
So what this means is that….
4 Ways to Build Your Child's Language Skills at Home
Students with expressive/receptive language disorders face a number of challenges in school. It is estimated that 1 in 20 students have some type of language disorder. These students are often working overtime to cope with their challenges and their struggle can go undetected or be misunderstood.
Language skills are at the heart of early literacy development and a key component to your child’s success in school.
3 Ways to Build Receptive & Expressive Language Skills in the Classroom
Discover how to nurture receptive and expressive language skills in students with language disorders. Learn effective strategies for the classroom and identify red flags. Explore resources for targeted literacy instruction.