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DyslexiaInstructionOverview:
Duringthemandatoryclosure,WacoISDisofferingvirtualandotherlearningopportunities.Section504Dyslexia&Dysgraphiastudentswillhaveequalaccesstoappropriatelearningopportunities.WacoISDwillutilizetheNessyOnlineLearningProgramforeachstudentwhoreceives“direct”dyslexiaand/ordysgraphiainstructionasdocumentedonthestudent’s504-serviceplanorIEP.Thisprogramwillbemonitoredbythestudent’shomecampusDyslexiaSpecialisttoensurestudentprogress.
NessyLearningPrinciples:
NessyReading&SpellingadherestotheOrton-Gillinghamapproachmeaningthateachchildreceivesinstructiontailoredtohisorherspecificneeds.
Nessyisflexibleenoughtobeadaptedtohowtheindividuallearns.Nessycanbeusedtosupplementanexistingprogramorasacompletesystemofinstruction.
Everyresourceisgradedsothestudentisnotexpectedtoknowanythingthathasnotyetbeentaught.
Nessyprovidesmultisensoryactivities;readingandspellingaretaughtatthesametime.
Nessyisahighlystructured,sequential,cumulativeandsystematicphonicsbasedlearningprogram.
Technology:EachfamilyinWacoISDwillhavetheopportunitytocheckouttechnologyinordertoaccessthedistrictonlinelearningplatform.Ifyoudonothaveaccesstotechnology,anddidnotreceiveadevicefromWacoISD,pleasecontacttheprincipalatyourchild’scampus.
Communication:EachDyslexiateacherhassetupcommunicationusing“Remind101”.Thisisamessagingtooltohelptheteacherscommunicatewithfamilies.ThecampusDyslexiaSpecialistwillcontactstudentsand/orparentsweeklytoprovidesuggestionsonhowtoaccommodatethestudent’sonlinelearningforgeneraleducationclasses,offerremediationonatargetedlessonfromNessy,and/oransweranyindividualquestions.Pleasejointheremindgroup.Eachfamilyreceivedatextlastweekwiththeinvitationtojoin.Ifyoudidnot,pleasecontactthecampusDyslexiaSpecialist.
Parentand/orstudentscanalsoemailthecampusDyslexiaSpecialist,ortheDirectorof504/Dyslexia/RTI,KourtniParnell,[email protected].
Accesstogeneraleducationonlinelearning/accommodations:InadditiontotheNessyprogram,dyslexiaand/ordysgraphiastudentswillstillberequiredtocompletetheonlinelearninggradelevelassignments.ThestudenthasaSection504serviceplanwithaccommodations.“Accommodations”aresupportsprovidedtodyslexic/dysgraphicstudentswhencompletingassignmentstohelpprovide“equalaccess”.
ThecampusDyslexiaSpecialistwillbeincontactwitheachstudentand/orparenttoreviewtheiraccommodations.TheDyslexiaSpecialistcanprovidesuggestionsweeklyonhowtheonlinelearningassignmentscanbe“accommodated”(adapted)tomeetthestudent’sindividualneeds.
InstructionsfortheWeekofApril7-10th:
TheDyslexiaSpecialistwillcontacteachstudentand/orparentandprovidethe“secretword”forthestudenttobeabletologinintoNessy.
StudentswilllogintoNessyusinga“secretword”andfirstandlastname.(stepbystepdirectionsprovidedbelow)
EachstudentneedstocompletetheNessypre-assessmenttodeterminethestudent’stargetedlessons.
InadditiontoNessy,thestudentisrequiredtocompletetheassignmentsforhis/hercurrentgradelevel.
WeekofApril13thandafter:
Eachstudentshouldspendaminimumof20minutesperdayontheNessyReading/Spellingand20minutesperdayontheNessyWriting.
TheCampusDyslexiaSpecialistwillbemonitoringeachstudent’sonlinetimeandprogressthroughtheNessyreportsfeature.Ifthestudentdidnotreachtherequiredminutesperweek,thestudentand/orparentwillbecontactedbythecampusDyslexiaSpecialist.
InadditiontoNessy,thestudentisrequiredtocompletetheassignmentsforhis/hercurrentgradelevel.
CampusDyslexiaSpecialistContactInformation:
[email protected]@wacoisd.orgBell’[email protected]@[email protected] [email protected]@wacoisd.org [email protected]@wacoisd.org [email protected]@wacoisd.org [email protected]@wacoisd.org Parkdale-leslie.redfield@[email protected] [email protected]@wacoisd.org CarverMS-laandrea.stewart@[email protected][email protected]@[email protected]@wacoisd.org [email protected]@wacoisd.org [email protected]
NessyAccessInstructions:Studentswilllogonathttps://learn.nessy.com/account/login#/accountLogin
Typethe“secretword”providedbyDyslexiaSpecialist.
Afterthestudententersthesecretword,clickthegreenloginbutton.
ClicktheXonthetopleftcorner.YoudonotneedtocreateanewNessyname.
Enterstudent’sfirstandlastname(spaceinbetween).ClickGo.
Thestudentisnowatthemainpage.First,clicktheNessyReadingandSpelling.
ItwillthentakeyoutoaNessyreadingandorspellingchallenge.Thiswillhelpdetermineyourlevelandsetthetargetlessons!Dothebestyoucan!
Afteryoutakethechallenge,youwillhavetargetlessons.Clickonthenextbuttontomoveontoalesson.
Tobeginalesson,clickthelowerleftcorner.Itwilltakeyouthroughavideoonastrategyortargetedskill.
Thestudentshouldspendaminimumof20minuteseachdayontheNessyreading/spellingtab.Onceyouhavecompletedtherequiredtimeoracompletelesson,clickontheupperleftarrowtotakeyoubacktothemainscreen
Clickokaytoexitandgobacktothemainmenu.
Youarenowbackatthemainmenu.ClickontheWritingBeach.Youwilltaketheassessmentforwriting.Afteryoutakethechallenge,youwillhavetargetlessons.Clickonthenextbuttontomoveontoalesson.Completethewritingbeachforaminimumof20minutesaday.
AdditionalInformationabouttheNessyProgram:
Herearetheiconstohelpyoufindyourwayaroundtheisland.
Herearethevariousgamesthestudentwillbeaskedtocompletetooreinforcetargetedskills.
Hereisthelessoncycles.Thepre-assessmentwilldeterminewhatlessonsthestudentneeds.