Aug 24, 2021
Dr. Julie Davis has a conversation with Dr. Melissa Weber-Mayrer, Director of ODE’s Office of Approaches to Teaching and Professional Learning, LaMonica Davis, principal of Helen Arnold CLC in Akron Public Schools and member of the Ohio Dyslexia Committee, and Maggie Oliver, finalist for Ohio Teacher of the Year and reading specialist at Helen Arnold CLC in Akron Public Schools. Their enthusiastic conversation gives a behind the scenes look at Ohio’s recent dyslexia legislation, the work ODE is doing to help educators implement the legislation and how practitioners are embracing multi-tiered systems of reading instruction and using this as a great opportunity to instill a love of reading in ALL learners.
Links and Resources:
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ODE Website Dyslexia Page
- FAQ page on Dyslexia Intervention and Support
- Ohio Dyslexia Committee information
- Ohio Dyslexia Guidebook- slated to be completed Dec.31, 2021
- Regional Early Literacy Specialists
- Higher Ed work with ODE- Ohio Deans Compact P20 Literacy Collaborative
- Striving Readers Site
- Annual Literacy Academy
- Nancy Young’s Ladder of Reading graphic
- Neuhaus Education Center
- OAESA’s 4th Annual Reading Summit—virtual via Zoom on Oct. 12, 9:00 am- 2:00 pm