5.3 From Struggle to Strategy

This week in Together in Literacy we continue our discussion on supporting older students with dyslexia. Last episode we talked about the why, and now we want to talk about the how. We explore practical, research-based strategies that help middle and high school students move from struggle to success, including explicit decoding routines, morphology instruction, and scaffolded writing supports. We talk about the importance of assessing students closely, breaking learning into manageable steps, and building conceptual understanding to foster confidence and independence.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• readworks.org (for finding short non-fiction articles)
• keystoliteracy.com (for two-column note-taking method)
• Season 5 Episode 2: Honoring the Emotional Landscape of Older Students with Dyslexia (part 1 of this discussion)
• Season 3 Episode 7: The Importance of Scaffolding in Decoding

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