Empowering Students with Dyslexia in the Classroom: Making Accommodations Meaningful and Accessible

Accommodations act as a bridge to the curriculum for students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences. Within our classrooms and schools, mindful considerations must be made to ensure accommodations are meaningful supports, accessible to students, and designed with the student in mind to act as a vehicle for learning. During this session, we will dig into how we can introduce and address accommodations within classrooms to remove the stigma or shame that may accompany their use and instead focus on building and preserving self-esteem and developing agency.    

Attendees will learn:

1. How mindful and intentional application of accommodations sets students with dyslexia up for success.
2. Key recommendations for supporting students with dyslexia in the academic setting.
3. A deeper understanding of high- and low-tech accommodations within the classroom.