This session will provide educators with information about the common misconceptions associated with dyslexia. They will learn about eighteen myths and the facts that debunk them. Educators will have the opportunity to be in the shoes of a student with dyslexia. They will experience what an assignment may look like to a student struggling with dyslexia and the feelings that go along with it. The information presented will also be invaluable to educators when communicating with parents of struggling readers. Dyslexia is a topic often brought up by parents when a student is struggling because it is a common buzzword associated with reading struggles. Many parents believe these myths and that if their child presents with any of them that their child must be dyslexic. This session will give educators valuable information to use when discussing struggling readers in parent teachers conferences and SEC meetings and will help spread accurate information in the community as well.
