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		<title>What is dyslexia and how is it evaluated?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #3366ff;">Information from The International Dyslexia Association (IDA):</span></p>
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<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><em><a href="http://www.interdys.org/FAQ.htm">Frequently Asked Questions</a> </em></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><a href="http://www.interdys.org/FactSheets.htm">IDA Fact Sheets On Dyslexia and Related Language-Based Learning Differences</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><a href="http://www.interdys.org/ewebeditpro5/upload/Testing_and_Evaluation_Fact_Sheet_12-08.pdf">Evaluation for Dyslexia</a></span></li>
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<p><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">The <em>Language &#38; Learning Clinic, PLLC</em> uses a component model for evaluating reading and written language, </span></span><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">assessing the student&#039;s skills in each of these areas:</span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.llclinic.com/2010/02/07/what-is-dyslexia/" class="more-link">Read more on What is dyslexia and how is it evaluated?&#8230;</a></p>


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #3366ff;">Information from The International Dyslexia Association (IDA):</span></p>
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<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><em><a href="http://www.interdys.org/FAQ.htm">Frequently Asked Questions</a> </em></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><a href="http://www.interdys.org/FactSheets.htm">IDA Fact Sheets On Dyslexia and Related Language-Based Learning Differences</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><a href="http://www.interdys.org/ewebeditpro5/upload/Testing_and_Evaluation_Fact_Sheet_12-08.pdf">Evaluation for Dyslexia</a></span></li>
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<p><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">The <em>Language &amp; Learning Clinic, PLLC</em> uses a component model for evaluating reading and written language, </span></span><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">assessing the student&#039;s skills in each of these areas:</span></span></p>
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<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"> speech sound awareness and memory </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">knowledge of letter symbols and word parts and fluency of their use<br />
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<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"> accuracy and fluency of single word reading </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">vocabulary</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"> listening comprehension </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"> sentence processing </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"> </span></span><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;">oral and written expression </span></span><span style="color: #00ccff;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"> (including spelling, sentence formulation &amp; conventions and discourse organization)<br />
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		<title>The Best Predictor of College Success for Freshmen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The College Board&#039;s recent research report revealed that a student&#039;s score of the SAT Writing section was the best perdictor of success for college freshmen&#8230;. even better than the Math or Critical Reading scores! This finding reinforces the need for students who may be college-bound to begin early developing skills in English grammar and usage.<a title="College Success" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.collegeboard.com/press/releases/197359.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>read more</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.llclinic.com/2008/12/01/the-best-predictor-of-college-success-for-freshmen/" class="more-link">Read more on The Best Predictor of College Success for Freshmen&#8230;</a></p>


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The College Board&#039;s recent research report revealed that a student&#039;s score of the SAT Writing section was the best perdictor of success for college freshmen&#8230;. even better than the Math or Critical Reading scores! This finding reinforces the need for students who may be college-bound to begin early developing skills in English grammar and usage.<a title="College Success" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.collegeboard.com/press/releases/197359.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>read more</a></p>


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		<title>Growing Up Reading</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Emergent literacy resources (birth &#8211; 2nd grade)  from the West Bloomfield Public Library<a title="Grow Up Reading" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.growupreading.org/index.php" target="_blank"> read more</a></p>


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