Session Repeats

Are you new to dyslexia or would you like to help build awareness for dyslexia with parents and teachers? This is the session for you. Join Kristin Kane, a Senior Research Scientist with NCIL. She previously served as the Senior Advisor for the Office of Early Childhood Development in the Administration of Children and Families for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Kristin has dedicated the last twelve years to advocacy and awareness, with a focus on family engagement and the intersection of public school, special education, and dyslexia. This includes her time as a family engagement specialist with the Virginia’s Center for Parent Training and Information, PEATC. Her work includes contributions at both the federal and state policy level related to dyslexia and literacy laws. Kristin is a founding member of the Decoding Dyslexia Virginia, a grassroots movement, and director of the nonprofit Friends of Decoding Dyslexia Virginia. She holds a B.S. in Psychology and Associate’s Level OG certification. She is a mom to three awesome children, two of which happen to be diagnosed with dyslexia.

 

Table Resources

Evidence from 40 Years of Research: Intervention for Students with or at Risk for Dyslexia

Understanding Dyslexia

Supporting Students with Dyslexia

https://www.improvingliteracy.org/kit/school-based-screening-dyslexia-risk

https://www.improvingliteracy.org/kit/identifying-school-based-supports-students-or-risk-dyslexia

https://www.improvingliteracy.org/kit/intensifying-instruction-students-dyslexia/

The Adolescent Assessment of Literacy (AAL) is an online adaptive screener https://aaliteracy.com

https://www.improvingliteracy.org/checklist/index.html