KSDE Dyslexia Website

District Wide through Curriculum  and Instruction:

• August 6,  2019 - Science of Reading by Cindy Hadicke (KSDE) 3 Hrs

• January 3, 2020 - Information on Dyslexia by Cindy Hadicke (KSDE) 2 Hrs

• Weekly or bi-weekly newsletter containing blurbs about Science of Reading through Connect or C and I are being planned

• Instructional Coaches and at least 2 SPED staff will attend TASN LETRS Training of Trainers (Olathe)

• Ci3T Interventions:

  • Cindy Hadicke will be working on the reading portion of this with the reading task force.

  • Sonday Essentials is currently being piloted at SHES and will, on a smaller scale, begin as a pilot at WCES.

District Wide through Special Services:

• May 2019 - Adoption of Sonday Materials 

• September 2019 - 3-hour training for SPED teachers on use of Sonday Materials By Cindy Dziadosz

  • Ongoing support through on demand video component

  • Users’ days and appointments for individual questions and support

• December 2019- Special Education Staff offered 10 hour Orton Gillingam class

  • 17  staff have enrolled  and 2 staff have reported completion at this time

• Formation of SPED Dyslexia Team to act as resource and support to Sped Staff 

  • Will complete

    • Book study,

    • Video series

    • Orton Gillingham Class

    • Possible members for TASN LTRS group

• Monthly newsletter from department includes items on Science of Reading and Science of the Brain

• In process-  Adoption of Read Naturally Curriculum to support Fluency and Comprehension for SPED teachers as part of specialized instruction package