Alpha
Phonics
Alpha
Phonics
Groves Elementary
Mrs. Molly White
E-mail: molly.white@wylieisd.net
Voicemail: 972-429-3000 Ext.6510
What is Alpha Phonics?
Alpha Phonics is a multisensory, sequential curriculum, based on the Orton-Gillingham approach, designed for students identified as dyslexic or at risk for dyslexia. The curriculum is based on research from Texas Scottish Rite Hospital of Dallas.
What is Dyslexia?
According to the Texas Education Agency, dyslexia is:
" a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling abilities. These difficulties result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities."
Students are identified for placement through a screening and testing process.
For additional information regarding dyslexia, please visit the following websites:
www.altaread.org (Academic Language Therapist Association) www.interdys.org (International Dyslexia Association) www.tsrh.org (Texas Scottish Rite Hospital) www.reading.org (International Reading Association)www.brightsolutions.us (Susan Barton Website)
About the Instructor:
Education: Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Texas Tech University
Academic Language Therapy certification from SMU
Masters of Education from Southern Methodist University
Experience: 9 years teaching 2nd, and 4th grade
6 years as dyslexia specialist