Evidence-based literacy instruction critical for students with dyslexia

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By IEC Group
Community contribution / May 3, 2019

Dyslexia stream within Special Needs Symposium at National Education Summit in Brisbane to highlight need for skilled teachers to deliver structured literacy for all.

Sarah Asome with a student.

Teachers must identify and intervene early on entry to school for students with dyslexia to achieve success, and structured literacy ...

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Sarah Asome is the Learning and Curriculum Support Leader at Bentleigh West Primary School in Victoria and an Associate Member of Australian Dyslexia Association (AMADA) . In 2015 she was awarded the Victorian Outstanding Primary Teacher Award. Bentleigh West Primary School is well recognised for its best practice approaches to literacy and numeracy and was a finalist in the Outstanding Inclusive Education Award for 2015. Sarah has also appeared in the “Outside The Square‘ a DVD used for professional development in relation to dyslexia and explicit literacy and language instruction. In 2017, she appeared on SBS ‘Insight’ A Teacher Who Changed My Life. Sarah will present at the Special Needs Symposium.

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