Private School for Students With Dyslexia
Student Profile: Dyslexia is a specific learning disability in reading.
Students with dyslexia have trouble reading accurately and fluently. They may also have trouble with reading comprehension, spelling, and writing.
How Oakwood School Can Help Students with Dyslexia
Direct, explicit instruction is the key to reading at Oakwood. Elementary and middle school students receive reading instruction founded on the principles of Orton-Gillingham (OG). This highly structured multisensory approach to teaching the connections between letters and sounds is found to be effective for students with dyslexia. Using proven, evidence-based materials, our faculty teaches small groups of students at their instructional level, which allows for individual attention. Students are instructed in and practice all components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency.
The Oakwood model in which each teacher is a skilled reading instructor, with OG training, allows students to receive additional reinforcement and practice of active reading strategies in all subject areas. This method of instruction means that Oakwood is an ideal choice for students with dyslexia in Northern Virginia.
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In honor of Dyslexia Awareness Month, Director of Outreach & Literacy, Jeanine Cyrwus, has pulled together a list of recommended books about Dyslexia.
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A current parent shares her experience of learning to trust the Oakwood team of staff, administration, and teachers.
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A current family shares their journey to Oakwood from diagnosis to finishing their first year.
Jeanine Cyrwus, M.Ed
Director of Outreach and Literacy
In this blog, our Director of Outreach & Literacy covers the importance of reading instruction that adheres to the practices employed by the Science of Reading. At Oakwood School, all teachers are OG trained, and explicit reading instruction is integrated across the curriculum, not just during language arts or literature classes.
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Oakwood Staff enjoyed plenty of books and materials outside of the classroom this year and we thought we would share our reading list from 2022!
Additional Dyslexia Resources
- International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
- LD OnLine: Reading & Dyslexia
- Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity