Dyslexia Services

• Variable difficulty with aspects of reading comprehension
• Variable difficulty with aspects of written language
• Limited vocabulary growth due to reduced reading experiences

(page 8 Texas Dyselxia Handbook)

“Dyslexia is a specific learning disability characterized by difficulties in word reading and/or spelling that involve accuracy, speed, or both and vary depending on the orthography. These difficulties occur along a continuum of severity and persist even with instruction that is effective for the individual’s peers. The causes of dyslexia are complex and involve combinations of genetic, neurobiological, and environmental influences that interact throughout development. Underlying difficulties with phonological and morphological processing are common but not universal, and early oral language weaknesses often foreshadow literacy challenges. Secondary consequences include reading comprehension problems and reduced reading and writing experience that can impede growth in language, knowledge, written expression, and overall academic achievement. Psychological well-being and employment opportunities also may be affected. Although identification and targeted instruction are important at any age, language and literacy support before and during the early years of education is particularly effective.”

Adopted by the IDA Board of Directors on October 22, 2025

• Difficulty reading words in isolation
• Difficulty accurately decoding unfamiliar words
• Difficulty with oral reading (slow, inaccurate, or labored)
• Difficulty spelling

(page 7 Texas Dyslexia Handbook)

• Segmenting, blending, and manipulating sounds in words (phonemic awareness)
• Learning the names of letters and their associated sounds
• Holding information about sounds and words in memory (phonological memory)
• Rapidly recalling the names of familiar objects, colors, or letters of the alphabet (rapid naming)

(page 7-8 Texas Dyslexia Handbook)

• Manual Sobre Dislexia
• International Dyslexia Association-definition of dyslexia (updated Oct. 2025)
• WFISD Dyslexia Guidelines
• TEA Dyslexia and Related Disorders
• TEA Information for Parents
• Dislexia y trastorno relacionados: informacion para padres
• Technology Integration Tool for Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders
• Integracion de tecnologia para estudiantes con dislexia y trastornos relacionados
• understanding dysgraphia
• what is dysgraphia?

reading by design

• Alphabetical Order
• Language Arts Games
• Toy Theater

• What is dyslexia?
• What is Dyslexia?/Dyslexia Explained
• The Reading Brain
• what is dysgraphia in kids?

• Dyslexia Basics  (Spanish version)
• Dyslexia and the Brain  (Spanish version)
• Adolescents and Adults (Spanish version)
• Transition to College
• ADHD and Dyslexia* (Spanish version)
• International Dyslexia Association
• Region 9
• http://dyslexia.yale.edu
• TEA Dyslexia and Related Disorders
• Guide to Online College with a Learning Disability
• Applying for accommodations on College entrance exams
• Applying for accommodations on Graduate school entrance exams
• Dyslexia-Stress-Anxiety Connections
• Gifted and Dyslexic
• Talking Books Program

• Dyslexia Handbook 
• Manual Sobre Dislexia