504 Coordinator/Dyslexia
Phone number: 979-335-7519 ext 168
Amy Talas' Class
Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year! As the 504/Dyslexia coordinator, I seek to help all kids learn. I have been in education for 26 years and love working with children and watching them grow academically and socially. Children are our future and I strive to help them be the best of the best! I work with Dyslexia students to build their confidence in reading and help them to become awesome readers, and overcome challenges. I can not wait to see the learning that will take place this year at East Bernard ISD!
As the 504 Coordinator, I assist with evaluating, facilitating, and writing plans to help students with disabilities that substantially limit them in one or more major life activities.
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." - Christopher Reeve
Please feel free to contact me at 979-335-7519 ext 168
Some fun activities to do at home or in the car to help reinforce letters and sounds: Have the students play Zap the Z! The child takes turns saying one to three letters of the alphabet in order. The object is to NOT say "Z". For example, one person says A, AB, or ABC; the second person says B, BC, or BCD. Continue saying letters until someone reaches Z. Then that person is out.
Popcorn is another fun game to help remember letters and order. Students sit in a circle. One person tosses a beanbag to a student and the student says the next letter in the alphabet. Variation: Students can also give the sound of the letter.
Snap and clap: Students snap the consonants and clap the vowels.
For older students have them pick a word out of the dictionary or google words. Then have them practice their coding skills on those harder words. See if they can pronounce the words after they have coded them.
More information on Dyslexia:
“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.”
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission’s Talking Book Program provides audiobooks free of charge to qualifying Texans, including students with visual, physical, or reading disabilities such as dyslexia.
