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Dyslexia Digest

Haggard Middle School

Dyslexia DigestHaggard Middle School
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Welcome to Haggard's Dyslexia Digest!

If you are a student with dyslexia or a parent of a student with dyslexia, check out this S'More!


You will find information on important subjects such as current research on dyslexia, helpful technology tools, and accommodations.

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Famous People Who Have Dyslexia

Many famous and successful people have dyslexia! Click the link to find out about a few!


https://journal.imse.com/12-famous-people-who-struggled-with-dyslexia-before-changing-the-world/

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Need Some Help?

Feeling overwhelmed with the amount of reading and writing you have to do? Technology can help! PISD has some great tools to read text aloud, write using your voice, etc. Click here for the link.
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Learning Ally Link

Learning Ally Link is a fantastic app that is downloadable to your Chromebook or your phone. It will read almost any book you want it to read - with a human voice, not an electronic one. Click here for more information. Let Mrs. Johnson know if you need a login ID.
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What is dyslexia?

Here is the definition provided by the International Dyslexia Association:

“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. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.”

Adopted by the IDA Board of Directors, Nov. 12, 2002. Many state education codes, including New Jersey, Ohio and Utah, have adopted this definition. Learn more about how consensus was reached on this definition: Definition Consensus Project.