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Dyslexia: Early Clues You Can Look For And What To Do Next with IMSE's Robin Zikmund
Wondering what the signs are that your child may potentially struggle with dyslexia? You HAVE to listen to our interview with Robin Zikmund, a mom-advocate from the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE).
It's estimated that about 20% of kids struggle with dyslexia; that's one out of five! AND - it's hereditary, so if someone in your child's family struggled with dyslexia, that could mean your child is more likely to struggle too.
There's a spectrum for dyslexia too so there's a huge range to how much it might affect someone. Early intervention is KEY, Robin says so this episode is even more important if you have little ones - like before age 5!
While this episode is not meant as a diagnosis, Robin will help you start looking for some of the earliest signs of one of the most common learning challenges - she will also help you understand what your next steps are to get the support you need from your child's school.
Robin's story of her son's frustration with reading and learning to the point of complete defeat, will break your heart, but also her drive to get to the bottom of what was happening and eventually "educating the educators" will inspire you to advocate for your child too.
She mentions the Orton-Gillingham methods which you can find out about on the IMSE's website here. https://imse.com/
She also mentions Emily Hanford's podcast called Sold A Story found here: https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
Robin serves as the Dyslexia Advocate and Community Engagement Manager for IMSE, the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education - a literacy training company focused on the science of reading. She is also the founder of Decoding Dyslexia Idaho, a grassroots movement that aims to increase access to educational interventions and teacher professional development for dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities in public schools.
Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE) Website: https://imse.com/
Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE) Journal: https://journal.imse.com/
Decoding Dyslexia Idaho: https://www.decodingdyslexiaidaho.org/
Robin Zikmund LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-zikmund-50a379141/
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