Best Science of Reading Strategies for Helping Students Who May Have DYSLEXIA (Grades K-2)

Presented by Heather Kenny
Award-Winning Science of Reading Expert, Author and Presenter

Specifically Designed for Educators Serving Students in Grades K-2: Classroom Teachers, Reading Specialists, Literacy Coaches, Title I Staff, Special Education Staff, Instructional Assistants, Interventionists, and Administrators

Practical techniques, rooted in reading science, that build foundational skills and support long-term literacy success for students who demonstrate the characteristics of dyslexia
The most up-to-date information on dyslexia and the Science of Reading, including practical suggestions for helping early readers and writers get the best start possible
Dozens of highly practical strategies and activities to enhance your students' phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and oral language skills - no matter what literacy program you use
Receive an extensive Science of Reading digital resource handbook filled with ideas to help K-2 students who show early signs of reading difficulties

Practical Ideas and Strategies

Are you looking for the most effective ways to better help your students who show early signs of dyslexia get off to a successful start in reading, writing, and spelling? In this NEW seminar by Heather Kenny, you'll learn the most up-to-date information on dyslexia, along with a wealth of proven Science of Reading strategies and resources designed to support greater success for students in Kindergarten through Second Grade. The most current information on brain research related to reading and highly practical ways to increase reading and spelling success will be explained in practical terms. You will learn targeted interventions to maximize your teaching time and improve literacy outcomes for your students with dyslexia. You'll leave the seminar with numerous, evidence-based interventions you can use immediately to target your dyslexic students' specific needs, so your students who have or may have dyslexia can experience greater literacy success.

Ten Key Benefits of Attending

Learn the Key Characteristics of Dyslexia … What to Notice and What Science of Reading Strategies to Use
Discover tools to help you recognize early warning signs that may indicate dyslexia and step in to provide effective intervention
Help Kindergarten to Second Grade Students Avoid Reading Difficulty Using Explicit, Science-Based Techniques
Learn direct and explicit multimodal teaching techniques you can use to help students who demonstrate characteristics of dyslexia … Proven ideas you can use immediately
What Does it Mean to Demonstrate Characteristics of Dyslexia, and How Can Science of Reading Help?
Gain a wealth of strategies, rooted in the science of reading, for building foundational literacy skills for all of your students, particularly those who demonstrate characteristics of dyslexia
Strengthen Brain Pathways to Help Students who are Having Difficulty Acquiring Reading Skills
Understand how reading develops in both the typical reader's brain and the dyslexic reader's brain and learn simple techniques to improve key reading pathways
Strengthen Phonological Awareness Using Research-Based Science of Reading Methods
Learn how key areas of phonological awareness – word awareness, rhyme, syllable awareness, alliteration, onset/rime, phoneme segmentation, phoneme blending, and phoneme manipulation – contribute to reading acquisition and the teaching techniques that will help students make the greatest gains
Best Science of Reading Interventions for Kindergarten to Second Grade Students at Risk for Reading Difficulties
Save precious teaching time by learning what to focus on for your students who show signs of dyslexia … Learn the most effective strategies for key areas of intervention
Enhance Phonemic Awareness Skills to Strengthen Reading and Spelling Skills for all Students
Learn why phonemic awareness instruction is integral to success for all readers and essential for students with dyslexia … Maximize your teaching time by focusing on the most critical phonemic awareness skills
Boost Word Recognition With Techniques That Promote Orthographic Mapping
Gain research-based instructional techniques that help all students master the sound-letter associations and patterns critical to the development of strong word recognition skills
Improve Screening, Assessing, and Teaching Students at Risk for Reading Difficulties
Learn the critical components needed to screen for dyslexia and simple diagnostic tools you can use in your classroom … Learn how to teach and assess your students in Kindergarten to Grade 2
Receive a Comprehensive Digital Resource Handbook for Using Science Of Reading to Help Students who May Have Dyslexia
Return to your school with an extensive digital resource handbook filled with ideas, strategies and step-by-step instructions designed to help you use the Science of Reading to help your students who demonstrate early warning signs of dyslexia

Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately

Here's what you'll learn:

What dyslexia is, what it isn't, and Science of Reading strategies that work
Key characteristics of dyslexia that emerge on screeners and in the classroom
Science of Reading strategies that best support young students who may have dyslexia
Outstanding research-based teaching techniques and tools for reinforcing and strengthening reading proficiency in Grades K-2
Information on brain pathways critical to successful early reading and what this means for instruction with dyslexic and struggling readers
The latest research on the cognitive and neurological factors underlying dyslexia, and how this informs effective instruction
Simple ways to determine the critical reading needs of students in your classroom and how to group for instruction based on these needs
How to more easily assess your students' skills in the most important areas related to reading, decoding and spelling
How to implement highly successful intervention strategies rooted in reading science
Specific activities to promote phonemic awareness skills… critical for success with all students and especially those with dyslexia
How to implement appropriate interventions in an RTI or MTSS model
Dozens of strategies to help students who have or may have dyslexia successfully read and spell
How to more efficiently determine what type of reading instruction benefits different types of readers
Ready-to-use instructional sequences that build strong reading and spelling skills
Proven, multisensory teaching techniques rooted in the Science of Reading, tailored for K-2 students
Simple classroom routines that you can easily incorporate into your current literacy instruction
The most current information on fluency and which types of instruction lead to instant word recognition
Simple, reliable methods to assess critical early reading skills like phonemic awareness, decoding, and fluency
Targeted intervention strategies to address specific deficits and strengthen foundational reading abilities
Practical classroom routines that build automaticity in word recognition and boost reading comprehension
Effective differentiation and grouping strategies to meet the diverse needs of early readers, including those at risk for reading difficulties

A Message From Your Seminar Leader

Dear Colleague:

As teachers, we are charged with providing our young students with the strongest possible foundation of literacy skills that they need to be successful in school and in life. But we also know that it is no easy task! We've all worked with students who have had difficulty learning to read and spell, even after our best efforts to teach them. Happily, it does not have to be this way.

Thanks to new research findings, we now understand how reading develops and occurs in the brain and why some students experience such difficulty in learning to read. We know how we can help students who demonstrate the characteristics of dyslexia build efficient neural pathways that are required for reading success. And perhaps the best news of all is that the highly effective, Science of Reading techniques that are recommended for students with dyslexia, are the same techniques that can accelerate the literacy development of all our learners in Kindergarten to Second Grade!

Over the course of my career as a teacher, I have amassed a wealth of highly practical information, resources, strategies, tips, and techniques that can help you optimize your instruction in Kindergarten, and in First and Second Grades. I am excited to spend the day with you and with other reading educators, talking about the characteristics of dyslexia in young learners, and sharing teacher-friendly, Science of Reading strategies that you can take back to your classroom to help your struggling students thrive.

I look forward to meeting you at the seminar!

Sincerely,
Heather Kenny

P.S. As an experienced educator, I understand the unique challenges you face daily in your instruction. This seminar is designed to give you and your struggling students a pathway to greater success!

Who Should Attend

Educators Serving Students in Grades K-2: Classroom Teachers, Reading Specialists, Literacy Coaches, Title I Staff, Special Education Staff, Instructional Assistants, Interventionists, and Administrators

Special Benefits of Attending

Extensive Digital Resource Handbook
Each participant will receive an extensive digital resource handbook giving you access to countless strategies. The handbook includes:

Practical science of reading techniques and classroom activities for supporting students who have or may have dyslexia
Important information on what dyslexia is, what it isn't, and how to identify children in Kindergarten to Second Grade who are at risk for reading difficulty
Information to share with colleagues on reading pathways in the brain and how to support your young readers in building those pathways to experience literacy success
Science of Reading games and activities that can enhance any curriculum

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.

Share Ideas
This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to share ideas with other educators interested in enhancing their young readers' literacy development.

Consultation Available
Heather Kenny will be available for consultation regarding your questions and the unique needs of your own program.

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