Dyslexia Journey: Support Your Kid

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.

Send us a textIn part 3 of our continuing series on ChatGPT and AI, we discuss the ramifications of AI for accommodations for students with dyslexia.Here are the three articles that Sonja mentioned:https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/the-fight-with-robots-ai-writing-chatgpt-causing-trouble-for-dysgraphic-students/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/29/handwritten-essays-defeat-chatgpt/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/01/30/chatgpt-going-banned-teachers-sound-alarm-new-ai-tech/11069593002/https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/06/1071059/chatgpt-change-not-destroy-education-openai/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 the final segment of our three-part interview with author and literacy advocate Cheri Rae, she shares her top tips to help you advocate for your dyslexic child on their journey!Here is a biography of Cheri:Two words best describe the direction of Cheri Rae’s writing career: worthy causes. After graduating from California State University Northridge with a degree in Political Science, Cheri embarked on a path of good works that blended her desire to make a difference and her considerable editorial skills.DyslexiaLand is a collection of hard-won wisdom gained over the course of ten years of advocacy for children with dyslexia, beginning with her own son. While serving as a consultant to the Santa Barbara Unified School District, Cheri established a Parent Resource Center, monthly “Dyslexia Dialogues” and the annual “Distinguished Dyslexic Speaker Series.” She collaborated with the Santa Barbara Public Library and produced several dyslexia-oriented events there as well. She was named a “Local Hero” by the Santa Barbara Independent for her fearless efforts on behalf of students with dyslexia, and awarded a Resolution from the California State Assembly for her dyslexia work. She currently serves as the Director of The Dyslexia Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing awareness, providing resources, and encouraging action about dyslexia.Cheri continues to work with parents leading parent empowerment seminars to help them advocate for their dyslexic children, writes articles, and shares the trials and tribulations of DyslexiaLand as a public speaker. Her dyslexia-related assemblage art has been featured in several galleries.Learn more at www.DyslexiaLand.com or www.DyslexiaProject.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 text5 tips for helping your dyslexic child during summer break!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 provide five more specific ways your dyslexic student can benefit from using ChatGPT.You can find ChatGPT at 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 part two of our three-part interview with author and literacy advocate Cheri Rae, we dig into dyslexia denialism, misconceptions about dyslexia, and the reasons for our continued struggles to get our dyslexic kids identified, diagnosed, and taught to read.Here is a biography of Cheri:Two words best describe the direction of Cheri Rae’s writing career: worthy causes. After graduating from California State University Northridge with a degree in Political Science, Cheri embarked on a path of good works that blended her desire to make a difference and her considerable editorial skills.DyslexiaLand is a collection of hard-won wisdom gained over the course of ten years of advocacy for children with dyslexia, beginning with her own son. While serving as a consultant to the Santa Barbara Unified School District, Cheri established a Parent Resource Center, monthly “Dyslexia Dialogues” and the annual “Distinguished Dyslexic Speaker Series.” She collaborated with the Santa Barbara Public Library and produced several dyslexia-oriented events there as well. She was named a “Local Hero” by the Santa Barbara Independent for her fearless efforts on behalf of students with dyslexia, and awarded a Resolution from the California State Assembly for her dyslexia work. She currently serves as the Director of The Dyslexia Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing awareness, providing resources, and encouraging action about dyslexia.Cheri continues to work with parents leading parent empowerment seminars to help them advocate for their dyslexic children, writes articles, and shares the trials and tribulations of DyslexiaLand as a public speaker. Her dyslexia-related assemblage art has been featured in several galleries.Learn more at www.DyslexiaLand.com or www.DyslexiaProject.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 provide five specific ways your dyslexic student can benefit from using ChatGPT, plus a few things to watch out for.You can find ChatGPT at 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