Dyslexia Journey: Support Your Kid

Elementary and middle-school teacher Diane Bramble discusses the significance of accommodations for dyslexic students, individualizing instruction, the strengths and abilities of dyslexic students in language arts, the importance of trust and finding one's voice in school, and the significance of communication and advocacy for dyslexic students.

Send us a text#dyslexia #backtoschool #neurodiversity #neurodivergence We're excited to share part 1 of our interview with elementary and middle-school language arts teacher Diane Bramble!Here is a fantastic list of resources that Diane compiled for both parents of dyslexic kids and for dyslexic kids themselves: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d9sQCIlXaoKdnsH4B3UWCOQaZnALOndazalSrV4lhYY/editDiane hails from Delaware, where she spent her formative years playing sports, honing her big sister skills, and escaping into books to lessen her feelings of shyness. She credits Mary Poppins, her mom, and her favorite teacher Mr. DiBartolo for inspiring her to be a teacher. In high school, Diane found music and credits Joni  Mitchell with saving her soul with Blue. She got her undergraduate degree in elementary education with a minor in special education and her master's degree from the University of New Hampshire in the Teaching of Reading and Writing. Diane taught 2nd and 3rd grade at Friends School for about 25 years. She’s been teaching at Friends Middle School for seven years. She loves the younger learners because of their wide-eyed curiosity, fascination with everything, and their hugs. She loves the older learners because of their intellectual curiosity, their bravery in working to figure out who they are in the world, and their humor. Diane says, “I’m passionate about learning and teaching, especially the reciprocity of those things. I feel most energized when I’m digging into a new concept or topic. And I love finding a way to share my new knowledge with my students.”Diane plays guitar and likes to sing. She fills journals with writing, drawings, and collage. She is an amateur bird watcher and is working on perfecting her black-capped chickadee call. She loves Boulder for the Rocky Mountains, the multitude of hiking trails, and the 300 days of sunshine each year.Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us a textIn this episode, we share 10 specific things you can do right now to ensure that your #dyslexic kid starts out the school year strong!Links to a few resources that we mentioned:https://portal.learningally.org/loginhttps://www.grammarly.com/https://chat.openai.com/Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us a textIn this video, we discuss four ways that dyslexia can affect the lives of our kids outside of school and academics.Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Authors Lynn and Jonathan Greenberg discuss their experiences with dyslexia and the importance of dyslexic role models. They talk about personal experiences with dyslexia, the challenges of finding support, transitioning to a new school, creating a picture book with a cat character, understanding and supporting children with dyslexia, the reception of their book, where to buy the book, and the importance of support and belief for dyslexic children.

Send us a textIn part 3 of our popular series on dyslexia in everyday life, we discuss five more ways that dyslexia affects everyday life outside of a school setting.Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us a textAmy Dobronyi (pronounced duh-BRO-nee) is a Co-founder and Co-chair of COKID (Colorado Kids Identified with Dyslexia - https://www.cokid.org/), a grassroots parent group, whose mission is to improve the lives of individuals with dyslexia through advocacy, education, and legislation. She also helps run the Dyslexia Resource Group and DCKid (Douglas County Kids Identified with Dyslexia). She is currently weeks away from receiving her Master of Arts in Education from the Reading Science program at Mount St. Joseph and a Dyslexia Certificate. In addition to dyslexia advocacy, Amy has a passion for literacy in underserved communities and for the civil rights of those who have disabilities. She has training from the William and Mary Law School's Institute in Special Education Advocacy and serves on the CSEAC (Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee). As a family member of persons with dyslexia, Amy is committed to increasing knowledge, compassion, and understanding of those who have invisible disabilities and is committed to helping them achieve their potential.  This is part two of our interview - you can listen to part 1 here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077817/episodes/13225891Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us a textAmy Dobronyi (pronounced duh-BRO-nee) is a Co-founder and Co-chair of COKID (Colorado Kids Identified with Dyslexia - https://www.cokid.org/), a grassroots parent group, whose mission is to improve the lives of individuals with dyslexia through advocacy, education, and legislation. She also helps run the Dyslexia Resource Group and DCKid (Douglas County Kids Identified with Dyslexia). She is currently weeks away from receiving her Master of Arts in Education from the Reading Science program at Mount St. Joseph and a Dyslexia Certificate. In addition to dyslexia advocacy, Amy has a passion for literacy in underserved communities and for the civil rights of those who have disabilities. She has training from the William and Mary Law School's Institute in Special Education Advocacy and serves on the CSEAC (Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee). As a family member of persons with dyslexia, Amy is committed to increasing knowledge, compassion, and understanding of those who have invisible disabilities and is committed to helping them achieve their potential.  This is part one of our interview - stay tuned for part one coming soon!Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

Send us a textThis week we bring you a rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes. Also check out our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney for some new shorts this week!Sometimes there are clues that a child is dyslexic that involve context and the big picture that you might see more clearly than others as a caregiver. In this video, we dig into some of the potential signs that could be useful indications. Here’s a link to a standard medical article about dyslexia (note that these signs didn’t apply in our family’s case, but many people find them useful):https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353552Here’s an article about stealth dyslexia: https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/stealth-dyslexia/And here’s an article about surface dyslexia: https://learninglabfl.com/different-types-of-dyslexia-surface-dyslexia/ Dyslexia Journey has conversations and explorations to help you support the dyslexic child in your life. Content includes approaches, tips, and interviews with a range of guests from psychologists to educators to people with dyslexia. Increase your understanding and connection with your child as you help them embrace their uniqueness and thrive on this challenging journey!Send us your questions, comments, and guest suggestions to parentingdyslexiajourney@gmail.comAlso check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@ParentingDyslexiaJourney

The podcast explores the visual-spatial strengths of dyslexia, including 3D spatial reasoning abilities and creativity. It discusses practical applications of these skills in fields such as design, fashion, and science. The podcast also highlights the superior ability of dyslexic individuals to form mental models of the 3D world and perform well on spatial reasoning tasks. It includes real-life anecdotes and invites listeners to share their own experiences.