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Boy

Can a young child (under age 6) be diagnosed with dyslexia or at that age is the focus on recognizing warning signs?

Expert: Donald Compton, Ph.D

Audience: 
Parents & Families
Topic: 
Dyslexia, Identification, Screening
Glasses on Book

Does Special Education law include dyslexia?

Expert: Susan Lowell

Audience: 
Parents & Families
Topic: 
Dyslexia, Legislation

How do we select an effective screening tool?

Expert: Nadine Gaab Ph.D.

Audience: 
Schools & Districts
Topic: 
Identification, Screening
Father and child walking

How does the brain change with a successful dyslexia intervention?

Expert: Guinevere Eden Ph.D.

Audience: 
Schools & Districts
Topic: 
Dyslexia, Interventions
Kids Reading

Is there any hope of my child actually catching up to his peers?

Expert: Jeanne Waznek, Ph.D

Audience: 
Parents & Families
Topic: 
Interventions
Books on Shelf

Must children master rhyming before being taught to recognize, segment, blend, and manipulate individual phonemes?

Expert: Louisa Moats, Ph.D.

Audience: 
Schools & Districts
Topic: 
Beginning Reading

What are some things that we as parents can do to help our children at home?

Expert: Jeanne Waznek, Ph.D

Audience: 
Parents & Families
Topic: 
Beginning Reading, Interventions
Apple on Desk

What are the characteristics of effective literacy instruction?

Expert: Jess Surles

Audience: 
Schools & Districts
Topic: 
Interventions
Child

What can we do to combat the stigma of dyslexia?

Expert: John Gabrieli Ph.D.

Audience: 
Parents & Families
Topic: 
Dyslexia
Notebook

What can we learn by screening kids early?

Expert: Jack Fletcher, Ph.D.

Audience: 
Schools & Districts
Topic: 
Screening
Young Girl

What do we know about what’s different in the brain of a person with dyslexia?

Expert: Guinevere Eden Ph.D.

Audience: 
Parents & Families
Topic: 
Dyslexia

What do you suggest using to support the argument to a school that a dyslexic student needs an Orton-Gillingham based program as part of their IEP? What research or information shows that Orton-Gillingham is the best approach for dyslexia?

Expert: Evelyn Johnson, Ph.D

Audience: 
Parents & Families
Topic: 
Dyslexia, Interventions
Women Reading

What has scientific research taught us about how children learn to read?

Expert: Mark Seidenberg Ph.D.

Audience: 
Parents & Families
Topic: 
Beginning Reading, Interventions
GIrl Reading

What is the relationship between MTSS and diagnosis of dyslexia? Does MTSS slow down the diagnosis?

Expert: Evelyn Johnson, Ph.D

Audience: 
Parents & Families
Topic: 
Dyslexia, Identification
Class of children

What is your advice to parents of struggling readers?

Expert: John Gabrieli Ph.D.

Audience: 
Parents & Families
Topic: 
Dyslexia
Book

What’s the best way to teach the Alphabetic Principle?

Expert: Jess Surles

Audience: 
Schools & Districts
Topic: 
Beginning Reading, Interventions
Book

Which is more appropriate for students with dyslexia: an IEP or 504 Plan?

Expert: Susan Lowell

Audience: 
Parents & Families
Topic: 
Dyslexia, Legislation
Kid

Why is early intervention so important for kids with dyslexia?

Expert: Jack Fletcher, Ph.D.

Audience: 
Schools & Districts
Topic: 
Dyslexia, Interventions