INSTRUCTING STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA THROUGH STRUCTURED LITERACY

Abstract

Dyslexia is a complex brain disorder that affects students’ reading abilities and overall learning performance. To best instruct students with dyslexia, educators should understand what dyslexia is and how to employ structured literacy. This article aims to help educators understand dyslexia, the science of reading, structured literacy, dyslexia and comorbidities, and the Orton-Gillingham approach. Furthermore, this article includes concrete examples of structured literacy activities. Understanding dyslexia and seeing concrete examples of explicit, systematic, and cumulative literacy instruction will allow more students with dyslexia to receive effective and timely support.