Dyslexia

Georgia Department of Education approves Istation as a K-3 dyslexia and universal screener

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Friday, September 29, 2023
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Dallas, TX, Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, announces that the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has selected the ISIP™ reading assessment as a K-3 universal screener for use during the 2024-2025 school year and beyond.

Key Points: 
  • Dallas, TX, Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, announces that the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has selected the ISIP™ reading assessment as a K-3 universal screener for use during the 2024-2025 school year and beyond.
  • This approval follows the recent announcement of the GaDOE choosing Istation as an approved K-3 dyslexia screener .
  • The Georgia General Assembly will reimburse the cost when districts select Istation as a dyslexia screener.
  • Plus, educators can use Istation for the dual purposes of dyslexia screening and universal screening, streamlining their assessment efforts with one powerful tool.

Fusion Academy Hosts Free Virtual College Week to Help Students and Families Plan and Prepare for College

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Navigating the intricate maze of college admissions often leaves families feeling overwhelmed. Recognizing this, Fusion Academy's 'Virtual College Week' from October 2 to 5 provides high school students and their families with curated webinars and resources to help them better plan and prepare for college.

Key Points: 
  • Recognizing this, Fusion Academy's 'Virtual College Week' from October 2 to 5 provides high school students and their families with curated webinars and resources to help them better plan and prepare for college.
  • "We are devoted to keeping students and families ahead of these changes and making sure they have a personalized college plan," said Stafford Slick, Director of Post-Secondary Counseling at Fusion Academy.
  • "We are devoted to keeping students and families ahead of these changes and making sure they have a personalized college plan.
  • In 2022, a staggering 35% of college students were diagnosed with anxiety and 27% of college students battled depression.

Vanderbilt University establishes Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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An unprecedented gift from Hal and Marjorie Hollis Roberts will establish a new academy for primary students with dyslexia and an innovative center focused on outreach and dyslexia research at Vanderbilt University.

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  • An unprecedented gift from Hal and Marjorie Hollis Roberts will establish a new academy for primary students with dyslexia and an innovative center focused on outreach and dyslexia research at Vanderbilt University.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230926550660/en/
    An unprecedented gift from Hal and Marjorie Hollis Roberts will establish a new academy for primary students with dyslexia and an innovative center focused on outreach and dyslexia research at Vanderbilt University.
  • The Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center is the third academy for students with dyslexia funded by the Roberts and the first-of-its-kind research and outreach center established with their support.
  • These teachers will then take best practices from the Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center into their classrooms throughout their careers.

EXCLUSIVE: Henry Winkler Shares How Self-Reinvention (and His Friendship with Adam Sandler) Led To His First Primetime Emmy

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Actor, comedian, producer, and author Henry Winkler is more than his iconic legacy as The Fonz. In the October/November issue of AARP The Magazine (ATM), the television star opens up about his journey to escaping the beloved Happy Days character's shadow, reclaiming his identity, and rejuvenating his career after years of typecasting.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Actor, comedian, producer, and author Henry Winkler is more than his iconic legacy as The Fonz.
  • Eventually he found himself in HBO's Barry in what proved to be a breakout role more than 40 years after his first.
  • Winning him his first Primetime Emmy for the role, he proved that setbacks aren't always permanent.
  • The following are excerpts from ATM's October/November 2023 cover story featuring Henry Winkler.

Allegheny Health Network Announces Expansion of Pediatric Services at Wexford Hospital

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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WEXFORD, Pa., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) announced today that it is expanding the scope of its pediatric services and capabilities at Wexford Hospital, providing children and families in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh with new, convenient access to high-quality inpatient care for children with acute medical conditions as well as those with orthopaedic and ear, nose and throat (ENT) conditions. The expansion also includes specialized accommodations for neurodiverse children.

Key Points: 
  • With this latest expansion of services, pediatric patients who require admission to the hospital for extended observation or medical treatment can now do so at AHN Wexford.
  • A cornerstone of the pediatric expansion at AHN Wexford is the addition of a team of pediatric hospitalists, nurses specifically trained in pediatrics, pediatric physical and occupational therapists and a child life specialist, all of whom provide comprehensive care for children and their families.
  • The hospital is now one of three within Allegheny County with 24/7 pediatric hospitalist coverage.
  • "Pediatric hospitalists are available around-the-clock to care for children suffering from acute conditions which could include respiratory infections, gastrointestinal illness, dehydration, and orthopaedic injuries, among others," said Evelina Krieger, MD, director of pediatric hospital medicine at AHN Wexford.

Advocate for Dyslexic and Neurodiverse Updates Book Highlighting Learning Disabilities and Early Detection

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In 2004, the Massachusetts branch of the International Dyslexia Association awarded Nancy Lelewer the Alice Garside Award for her outstanding contribution to the field of dyslexia. While acknowledging she shared the same lifetime dedication to the field as past recipients, they noted she, unlike other recipients, was completely self-taught. This was the first year since the award's inception in 1985 that it had been given to an individual who had never taken an Orton-Gillingham training program, and she was only the second dyslexic to be chosen in the awards history.

Key Points: 
  • "If you have a child with dyslexia and/or other types of learning disabilities, this book is the first step in a long but very rewarding road," said Lelewer.
  • "It's not easy, but with early diagnosis the future can be bright for an individual with these learning problems."
  • As an adult, her awareness of her children's dyslexia and other learning disabilities served to deepen her interest in the field.
  • "If you have a child with dyslexia and/or other types of learning disabilities, this book is the first step in a long but very rewarding road," said Lelewer.

95 Percent Group Announces 95 RAP, a Proven Solution for Tier 3 Reading Intervention, is now part of the One95 Literacy Platform

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today 95 Percent Group LLC, the trusted source for proven literacy solutions, announced 95 RAP™ (Reading Achievement Program) is now part of the company's recently unveiled One95™ Literacy Platform™, a secure, efficient and connected access point for whole-class and intervention digital resources that are aligned with the science of reading and evidence-based. 95 RAP is a Tier 3 digital learning platform designed to support teachers as they deliver targeted interventions to young learners with persistent reading difficulties, including dyslexia.

Key Points: 
  • 95 RAP is a Tier 3 digital learning platform designed to support teachers as they deliver targeted interventions to young learners with persistent reading difficulties, including dyslexia.
  • 95 RAP provides an intensive, small group reading intervention that integrates a structured approach to instruction, smart technology and personalized teacher professional development.
  • It is a fast-paced, easy-to-use solution for keeping students engaged and teachers informed with real-time data to personalize instruction.
  • The program is designed for teachers of students in need of intensive reading intervention: reading interventionists, literacy specialists, special education teachers, speech language pathologists and tutors.

Menstrual leave, neurodiversity, chronic illnesses: what if workplaces adapted to our bodies?

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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For those suffering from health issues especially, the past weeks will have provided a well-needed break from the daily grind, or what the French would colourfully refer to métro-boulot-dodo (metro-work-sleep).

Key Points: 
  • For those suffering from health issues especially, the past weeks will have provided a well-needed break from the daily grind, or what the French would colourfully refer to métro-boulot-dodo (metro-work-sleep).
  • So, are timetables and workplaces based on our individual biologies the way forward?

Considering biological factors

    • I experienced a chronic condition myself and tried to adjust in my work as a professor at a school of management.
    • Looking at current research from various scientific disciplines, it is possible to distinguish between three broad biological conditions that have repercussions on people’s ability to work:

Band-aid solutions

    • More formal solutions are also riddled with shortcomings.
    • Too often, the status also carries too heavy a stigma, with many opting out for reasons of pride.
    • Hence, so-called key employees may get what they want by contrast with employees who are seen as underperforming.
    • Instead, a growing number of companies offer the possibility of flexible working Link to their employees on the condition that they fulfil their obligations.

When teamwork takes the hit

    • Inevitably, such arrangements come at the cost of the company’s teamwork and collective productivity.
    • And that’s without forgetting that colleague’s exemption from using certain work tools due to their neurodiversity.
    • Nearly a quarter of managerial staff (24%) report using sleeping pills or anti-depressants compared to 18% of employees.

Retraining managers

    • For example, research on the retention of employees suffering from rheumatoid arthritis showed the importance of managers having knowledge or personal experience of the disability in terms of introducing policies that would be beneficial to both employee and employer.
    • If that approach is to be successful, managers will also need to abandon the idea of being the perfect supervisor and accepting their limits.

Collective, not individual solutions

    • Looking away from a frazzled patchwork of individual solutions, an increasing number of companies and governments are contemplating organisational shifts benefiting all, including in terms of working days.
    • It can also prevent envy toward what can be perceived as the material privileges of those living with a condition.
    • Most will agree that those living with chronic illness, neurodiversity or/and different circadian rhythms deserve our full support.

The Southport School Announces Kate Haft as Director of Development

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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SOUTHPORT, Conn., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Southport School, an independent day school for cerebrodiverse children in grades 2-8 with language-based learning differences such as dyslexia and attention issues, today announced the selection of Kate Haft as its director of development.

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  • SOUTHPORT, Conn., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Southport School, an independent day school for cerebrodiverse children in grades 2-8 with language-based learning differences such as dyslexia and attention issues, today announced the selection of Kate Haft as its director of development.
  • “Kate’s demonstrated expertise in cultivating relationships aligned with organizational priorities, combined with her strategic, results-oriented approach to fundraising, made her the ideal choice to oversee our development efforts,” said Dr. Benjamin N. Powers, executive director of The Southport School.
  • Earlier in her career, Haft worked as director of development for The Community Fund of Darien and as a senior campaign manager for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, where she managed the Team in Training campaign.
  • “I’m thrilled to join The Southport School as director of development, not only due to my familiarity with the Fairfield County community as a Southport native but also because of the transformative opportunities it offers students,” said Haft.

Back-to-school anxiety: seven tips to help children cope

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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For some children, it means moving into a new classroom with a new teacher.

Key Points: 
  • For some children, it means moving into a new classroom with a new teacher.
  • If your child is feeling fearful and anxious about the return to school, you may be unsure how to help them.
  • Here are some steps to take to help your child with their return to the classroom.

1. Let your child know you hear them


    It might be tempting to dismiss your child’s fears with a quick reassurance that everything will be OK. But it is more helpful to let them know that you understand and believe them, and that you will work with them as they get back into the school routine and do whatever you can to support them. This can help your child move on from negative emotions and towards solving the problem with you.

2. Find out what’s worrying them

    • They might be trying to avoid something negative: bullying, a difficult environment created by teachers, struggles interacting with their classmates or academic pressure.
    • Finding out what in particular is worrying them will help you work out a solution – perhaps with the assistance of a teacher or other professional.

3. Let them know it’s OK to feel scared

    • If your family is experiencing back-to-school anxiety, both you and your child may be feeling a little bit inadequate and ashamed of these feelings.
    • It’s an understandable challenge, with a genuine cause, that you and your child have the capacity to understand and overcome.

4. Take things step by step

    • Going straight back into school – seeing classmates and teachers again all at once – might be a lot to handle.
    • Breaking a task down into bite-size chunks and focusing on small successes that you can link together over time can make a big hurdle – like the return to school – more manageable.

5. Focus on sleep

    • Teenagers, in particular, will find it difficult – a shift in sleep patterns from puberty can push the time they feel ready to sleep later by as much as two hours.
    • Unfortunately, though, this doesn’t reduce the amount of sleep that they need (about nine hours a night).
    • If you can’t manage this or if it’s already too late, there are other ways to improve sleep.

6. Pay attention to your own mood

    • If you’re unhappy about going back to the school routine, then it’s likely your children will follow your lead.
    • Try to avoid negative conversations, in real life or online, about going back to school.

7. Encourage optimism


    Practice thinking optimistically with your child. Before going to bed each night, you could both write down three things you are looking forward to the following day – seeing friends, an after-school club, a favourite meal. This can help you both balance out the negative emotions you might be feeling about the day ahead.