October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

October is Dyslexia month and Caroline Erdos, Ph.D., S-LP (C), is sharing helpful content for teachers, parents and students. Thank you Dr. Erdos for sharing your expertise on dyslexia with the Reading Bear.  

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month.  Five to twenty percent of children have dyslexia. That’s up to 4-5 students per class. Yet, most teachers have not been trained in university to identify, support, or effectively teach students who have dyslexia to read.

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. Children with reading difficulties require the same evidence-based instruction as their peers. Furthermore, whether the difficulty is due to developmental dyslexia or other factors, the instruction and intervention required are the same.

Here is a free short course about dyslexia for teachers.

Here is a free short course about dyslexia for parents.

Here is a free ebook to explain dyslexia to students.

Here is a free ebook about what students with dyslexia need.

For additional information, visit https://www.nessy.com/free-resources/dyslexia-awareness-month-2024, but hurry as the special only lasts until the end of this month!

Dr. Erdos is also sharing her presentations to the Canadian Child Care Foundation, in English and in French:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaP4FHQkb8w&t=1030s (Dialogic Reading, Eng)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC0LbE4BR2Q&t=3s (Phonological Awareness, Eng)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhPvy8renYc (Phonological Awareness, French)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wdW3w4nJkU&t=22s (Language Stimulation, French)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2oBXI5l9EY (Language Stimulation, English)