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Jan 2023
50m 17s

2.9 The Power in Saying Dyslexia

Emily Gibbons & Casey Harrison
About this episode

In this episode, we continue the conversation around the power in saying dyslexia and we cover what that means for helping move our students toward self-advocacy. We’ll discuss how we can, as educators, speak to parents and students about dyslexia and shift the narrative to one of understanding. 

Tune in as we share why it’s important to say dyslexia, some of the benefits of knowing how we learn, and looking at evaluations from a different lens.

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