KANSAS (KSNT) – Robin Dixon is a veteran educator with the Topeka School District, and she knows first hand how dyslexia can affect a student’s education.
Dyslexia is a neurological learning disability. The International Dyslexia Association says that primarily, the disability involving language and language skills like reading. Students with dyslexia typically have difficulty spelling, writing and pronouncing words. As many as 20% of the population is affected by this learning disorder, and in it’s more severe forms, requires special education and accommodations so that students can thrive.
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Dixon plays a pivotal role in leading the Teaching Pathway at Topeka Center for Advanced Learning and Careers.
Dixon tells 27 News that students with dyslexia need a different approach when it come to learning. By providing specialized instruction to help our students who are on the dyslexic spectrum, we can help them be successful.
Topeka schools screen their students as young as preschool to try and diagnose it fast and early.
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