Fagert Elementary School

Hi! My name is Emily Rocha, and I am the Dyslexia Specialist at Fagert Elementary. Please read below to learn more about what dyslexia is, strengths of students with dyslexia, and common myths relating to dyslexia. 

 Dyslexia is a neurobiological condition that causes difficulty in manipulating sounds in spoken words (phonological awareness), remembering and applying phonics skills, reading words in isolation, reading fluency, and/or spelling. These difficulties are unexpected due to   the student’s strengths in understanding spoken text, math/logic skills, and an overall average or above average intelligence. 

 Although having dyslexia can make reading and spelling more taxing, there are many areas in which students with dyslexia often show above-average abilities.