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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another dyslexia mom here- I am part of Decoding Dyslexia and we have managed to get a lot of universal screening legislation passed.
Our local dyslexia advocacy group has some teachers but even they say their colleagues are very close-minded about the science of reading.

I don't know of one single teacher who is close minded against the science of reading.  Not one.  Perhaps where you are though you are seeing teachers who cannot support this one tiny piece of reading science because their districts don't support it?  In any case, the gen ed teacher won't ever be the one to deliver OG instruction.  That's a special education need and you need to work with the sped office.  GL.

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Actually it is really critical that all teachers in elementary schools are familiar with dyslexia (prevalence, signs, age it can be identified) so they can refer students for evaluation.  And regular teachers can absolutely teach reading in a universally effective way with systematic phonics as in the Wilson Fundations curriculum which works for all learners.  Dyslexic kids will definitely need additional support through special education resources.  But with knowledge teachers can better support/ accommodate their dyslexic kids as they catch up.[/quote]

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