Quarterly Newsletter
August 2022
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Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! We look forward to continuing to provide you with valuable, relevant resources to support you as you work with struggling readers and students with dyslexia.
Registration is open for the 2022-2023 Expert Webinar Series! This year's theme for the webinars is "Understanding Dyslexia Within an MTSS Framework." In addition, we are hosting two Professional Learning Networks (PLN), one in the Fall and another in the Spring. Fall registration is now open, but space is limited, so don't wait! Please see below for details, and share these learning opportunities broadly.
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A Note from the CDI Grant Monitor:
Richard Gifford
California Department of Education
“The California Dyslexia Initiative (CDI) is demonstrating the power of collaboration as the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE), UCSF Dyslexia Center, California Department of Education (CDE), State Board of Education (SBE), and the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) work together to support the needs of students with dyslexia and all struggling readers. The project is leveraging SCOE’s extensive experience developing and delivering literacy-related professional learning and UCSF Dyslexia Center’s deep research-based expertise in the neurobiology of dyslexia to provide a wealth of resources to the field. It is particularly exciting that the CDI is addressing so many aspects of literacy development, from best first instruction through the comprehensive Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS), training made available to every county office of education in the state, to the development of UCSF’s dyslexia screener, to the production of an expert webinar series that is providing guidance on critical topics, such as effective support for multilingual learners.”
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Chapter 9: Screening and Assessment for Dyslexia |
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Want to learn more about screening and assessment for dyslexia? Check out Chapter 9 of the California Dyslexia Guidelines to learn about the importance of early identification and intervention using a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for students at risk for, or with, dyslexia.
Explore Tables 9.1 and 9.2 for screening and assessment by skill area!
“Dyslexia can have a range of severity and may look different at various stages of life and education. For this reason, some people are not identified as having dyslexia until they are teenagers or adults, and some are never identified. When screening for or attempting to identify individuals with dyslexia, it is important to look at multiple symptoms and indicators as opposed to only a single symptom or indicator.”
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The California Dyslexia Initiative is hosting a free, virtual Professional Learning Network on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 from 9:00am-1:00pm.
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Join Dr. Maryanne Wolf, our featured keynote, as she discusses research from the cognitive neurosciences on development of the reading brain and how this knowledge base informs our understanding of dyslexia, its prediction, assessment, and intervention.
Breakout Session Presenters:
Resha Conroy
Lillian Duran, Ph.D.
Jessica Hamman
Nancy Cushen White, Ph.D.
Registration is limited, so don't wait!
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2022-2023 Expert Webinar Series |
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Have you registered for the 2022-2023 Expert Webinar Series?
The Sacramento County Office of Education, in partnership with Glean Education, is hosting free, monthly webinars featuring experts in the field of dyslexia and literacy. This year we are focusing on "Understanding Dyslexia Within an MTSS Framework."
Join us monthly to understand new ways of supporting students with dyslexia and reading difficulties.
2022-2023 Presenters:
Sharon Vaugnh, Ph.D.
Jessica Toste, Ph.D.
Kareem Weaver
Rebecca Silveraman, Ph.D.
Lillian Duran, Ph.D.
Carol Tolman, Ph.D.
Joan Sedita
Zoom link will be sent with registration confirmation.
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If you missed any of our 2021-2022 expert webinar presenters, we have them recorded and posted on our CDI website. Don't forget to check out the follow-up companion document for discussion and activity that accompany each webinar to support a deeper exploration of the content presented! |
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For general questions and information, please email us at:
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