Elementary Literacy Learning & Dyslexia
Elementary Literacy
Learning & Dyslexia
This page is intended to serve as a resource for families and community members interested in learning more about elementary literacy learning in Lexington Public Schools, and especially how LPS supports students with risk factors for dyslexia or other language-based learning disabilities. Click on the four icons below to learn more about how Lexington Public Schools structures and supports literacy learning for students, and how the district identifies and responds to students who are striving to read.
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Elementary Literacy Curriculum
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Dyslexia FAQs
Click on the button for frequently asked dyslexia questions.
Literacy Assessments & Screening
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Multi-tiered Systems of Support
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Dyslexia Resources for Families
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Picture books:
Thank you Mr. Faulker by Patricia Polacco
Back to Front and Upside Down by Claire Alexander
Here’s Hank! (Series) by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
The Alphabet War by Diane Burton Robb
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak
Why Can’t I Read? By Laurie O’Hara
I Have Dyslexia. What Does it Mean? By Delaney & Shelley Dannenberg
Magnificent Meg: A Read-Aloud to Encourage Children With Dyslexia by Andra Harris
Abdul's Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Chapter books:
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullally Hunt
Blue Fish by Pat Schmatz
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
Counting to D by Kate Scott
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Basic Facts About Dyslexia and Other Reading Problems by Louisa Moats
Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz
Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
Reading in the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene
Language at the Speed of Sight by Mark Seidenberg
The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan: A Blueprint for Renewing Your Child's Confidence and Love of Learning by Ben Foss
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Signs of Dyslexia at Different Ages (Understood.org)
Our Dyslexic Children (Independent Documentary, 2020)
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Dyslexia Myths (Gaab Lab)
Debunking the Myths about Dyslexia (University of Michigan)