Web Resources:
Wisconsin DPI Dyslexia Guidebook
Wisconsin International Dyslexia Association
International Dyslexia Association
Reading Rockets 101: A Guide For Parents
Reading Rockets Literacy Tips and Activities for Parents
Grades K-2 Signs of Dyslexia
Portage Public Library Literacy Events
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"What to Ask My Child's Teacher" Guide:
Does my child need support with foundational skills?
How can I help my child with vocabulary and comprehension?
What should my child be able to do by the end of this year with respect to reading and writing?
Are they on track to do that?
How do you know?
Can you give me more information about how my child is doing in reading and writing?
- How is their progress learning to decode (sound out words)?
- Does my child understand what they read?
- Is their reading fluent (does it flow well)?
- Are there any skills they seem to be struggling with?
- Does my child seem to enjoy reading and writing?
What can I do to support my child's growth in these important skill areas?
How can I make reading more enjoyable and meaningful for my child?
Is my child currently receiving any extra help or interventions? IF YES...
- What program is being used?
- Can you give me more information about how the program works?
- Why did you choose this intervention for my child?
- Who is providing the intervention?
- Can I talk to them about how my child is doing?
- When do you think we’ll see progress?
- What’s the next step if it doesn’t seem to help?
If your child is an English Language Learner (ELL), you may want to ask:
- Can you give me more information about how my child is doing in reading and writing in our home language? •
- Is their vocabulary developing in English as fast as it is in our home language?
- Are there specific strategies you would recommend we use at home in our home language to help with my child’s literacy development?
How does my child seem to feel about reading at school?
What phonics concepts does my child know and where are they headed next?
Does my child seem to remember and understand what they read?
Is my child’s progress what you’d expect?
If not, what help is available?
