Dyslexia

The Details about Dyslexia

The Wilson System

The Wilson Reading System is a program that is built to help dyslexic students gain fundamental literacy skills through structured literacy instruction. Students with reading deficits require systematic and direct (rather that incidental) instruction in phonics (Mathes et al., 2005; Torgesen et al.,2001) and Wilson's program is built specifically to address those needs.

WRS students receive systematic, direct, cumulative and systematic instruction to accelerate their reading proficiency. This specific and scaffolded instruction intentionally and successfully develops student’s:

Understanding of the alphabetic Principle Phonemic Awareness (segmentation and manipulation) skills
Sound automaticity and blending skills Understanding of total word structure (syllable patterns, morphology, and rules of orthography)
Automatic reading and spelling of high frequency words, including irregular words
Fluency with connected text
Vocabulary
Oral expressive language development
Comprehension skills

At the completion of the program your student will be able to read grade level text successfully. From there, the most impactful thing is for them to read, read, read!

Dyslexia Defined:

At its simplest, Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that affects someone's ability to read and write. According to the International Dyslexia Association, Dyslexia is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent language recognition and 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.

Dyslexia's Impact on Learning

In the classroom, undiagnosed Dyslexia can look like slow labored reading, poor spelling, guessing at words, inattention, and behavior difficulties. Once diagnosed, and with the right support, a dyslexic student can perform as well as any other student. Useful supports and services can include a private tutor, text-to-speech/speech-to-text software, preferential seating, Bookshare, and 504 plans, IEP's etc.

The Details about Dyslexia

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