Educators lacking the tools for success There is no doubt that there is a crisis in education. However, when teacher accountability is the only focus, other critical […]
Tag: dyslexia
House bill to promote reading and math literacy among long list of bills passed Tuesday
MORGANTOWN – Four education bills were among the long lists passed out of the House and Senate on Tuesday, including yet another version of a bill to […]
Third Grade Success Act, other education bills passed in Senate and House
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate’s Third Grade Success Act topped a list of education- and child-related bills passed in the Senate and House on Tuesday. SB 274 […]
House Education approves bill to help students with dyslexia and dyscalculia — abridged version of Senate 3rd Grade Success Act
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee quickly reviewed and passed a condensed version of a reading and math skills bill up for passage in the Senate. In […]
Senate Finance sends bill aimed at improving kids’ reading and math skills to full Senate
MORGANTOWN — The Senate bill to help ensure students are proficient in reading and math when they finish the third grade cleared its second hurdle on Wednesday, […]
Senate Education approves bill to boost student reading skills, test for dyslexia, put trained teaching assistants into grades 1-3 classrooms
MORGANTOWN — Enthusiasm abounded as the Senate Education Committee advanced what they called a “transformational” bill to improve the reading and math skills of the state’s K-3 […]
Dyslexia in the public schools: A look at child screening and teacher training
MORGANTOWN – The Dominion Post began exploring the issues associated with the learning disability known as dyslexia in October, which was Dyslexia Awareness Month. One of the […]
Schools failing dyslexic students
As the old adage goes, actions speak louder than words. We believe that every child should have access to a free, quality education, and we have frequently […]
‘Your brain just works differently’: How Mon Schools helps students with dyslexia
By third grade, you’re no longer learning to read. You’re reading to learn. Provided you don’t have dyslexia. If you do, forget that: you’re just trying to […]