Texas Dyslexia Academy 3: Considerations for Emergent Bilingual Students

Texas Dyslexia Academy 3: Considerations for Emergent Bilingual Students is the third of six training opportunities developed to assist school districts and charter schools regarding dyslexia and related disorders. In this course, participants will receive a general overview of the unique needs of emergent bilingual students within the dyslexia evaluation process. The objectives for this course are:

Understand how The Dyslexia Handbook, 2021 Update addresses emergent bilingual students

Understand the process of second language acquisition

Learn about the benefits of bilingualism

Explore the various types of alphabetic systems that exist around the world

Understand data gathering and formal evaluation

Explore instructional programming for emergent bilingual students