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1. DYSLEXIA AND THEENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER
Gloria E. Gmez, Ed.D.
Bilingual Dyslexia Specialist
Deer Park ISD
2. How the Brain Reads
3. What Research Says works ?
Multisensory Teaching Moats &Farrell
4. CORE DYSLEXIA CHARACTERISTICS
There is Not a Single Pattern that Identifies a Student with
Dyslexia
5. Dyslexia Defined
dysdifficulty, hard
lexlanguage, words
7. How Widespread is Dyslexia?
85% Likely to be dyslexic
15-20% with
reading disability
School Population
8. Dyslexia True and False Quiz
9. Myths & Misconceptions About Dyslexia
Does not exist is merely a catch all term for learning
problems
Dyslexia cannot be diagnosed until a child is 8 to 11 years
old.
Its a visual problem people see and write letters and words
backward.
Forcing a student to read every day will make him or her a better
reader.
10. Primary Characteristic differences for Bilingual (Spanish
/English)
Fluency and Phonological Deficits are the major
indicators.
11. Data Gathering for Bilingual/ELL
LPAC documentation
Home Language Survey
Assessment related to identification for ELL (formally called
LEP/Limited English Proficiency)
TAKS documentation when available
Types of programming
Student Language Proficiency
TELPAS Dyslexia Handbook p. 7
12. Who Assesses the Bilingual/ELLs?
13. Living With Dyslexia: Video Clip
Video: Living With Dyslexia
14. Assessment Requirements
Language of Instruction
Oral proficiency
Listening comprehension
Trained personnel
15. How is the Bilingual/ELL Student Identified?
Dyslexia Handbook p.7
16. Language of Intervention
ENGLISH
espaol
17. DPISD Spanish Intervention Program
ESPERANZA
LECTURA PROACTIVO
VOYAGER PASAPORTE