PARIS ISD

Paris ISD Dyslexia Program:

• Take Flight:  A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia is a curriculum written by the staff of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The curriculum was designed for use by academic language therapists to enable students with dyslexia to achieve and maintain better word recognition, reading, fluency, reading comprehension and aid in the transition from a therapy setting to a “real world” learning. Take Flight contains five components of effective reading instruction: Phonemic awareness, Word strategies, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Comprehension.
• Reading by Design:  Reading by Design is a systematic, multisensory approach aligned with research-based practices for developing literacy.  This program was developed by ESC Region 4.

Parent Training Resource

Paris ISD Dyslexia teachers hosted a virtual parent training session in November 2021.  If you were unable to attend, or would like to review the information shared, please click the link below.  For additional questions, please feel free to contact your child’s Dyslexia teacher using the contact information below.

• Click here to view the 2022-23 parent training session.
• Click here to view the 2021-22 parent training session.

Resources:

• Dyslexia Program Awareness for Parents & Educators
  • Brochure - English
  • Brochure - Spanish
• BARD Mobile App- The Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) is a free web-based service that provides access to thousands of digital audiobooks, magazines, and music scores.  For more information, click on one of the links below or call 1-800-252-9605 or 512-463-5458.  You can also visit www.texastalkingbooks.org. 
  • BARD Mobile- Video How To Series
  • BARD English Flyer- (See Pg. 2)
  • BARD Spanish Flyer- (See Pg. 3)
• Child Find
• Notice of Procedural Safeguards
  • Notice of Procedural Safeguards PDF- English Download
  • Notice of Procedural Safeguards PDF- Spanish Download
• Pathways for the Identification and Provision of Instruction for Students with Dyslexia
• Questions and Answers
  • Appendix A:  Questions and Answers- Updated October 2022 (English)
  • Appendix A:  Questions and Answers- Updated October 2022 (Spanish)
• SpEd Tex Parent Resources
• Talking Book Program 
  • The Talking Book Program (TBP) provides free library services to qualifying Texans with visual, physical, or reading disabilities.  
  • Talking Book Program English Flyer
  • Talking Book Program Spanish Flyer

Dyslexia Handbooks

• Paris ISD Dyslexia Handbook – Revised 2022
• State Handbook - The Dyslexia Handbook, Revised 2021 (English)
  • Appendix A:  Questions and Answers- Updated October 2022 (English)
  • Important Changes for Families to Understand- English
• State Handbook- The Dyslexia Handbook, Revised 2021 (Spanish)
  • Appendix A:  Questions and Answers- Updated October 2022 (Spanish)
  • Important Changes for Families to Understand- Spanish

Paris ISD Dyslexia Teachers:

Dandria Hughes, Dyslexia Therapist, CALT, LDP (Currently Training)
Aikin Elementary and Crockett Intermediate
dandria.hughes@parisisd.net
903.737.7443 – Aikin
903.737.7450- Crockett

Traci Shoemake, Dyslexia Therapist, CALT, LDP
Crockett Intermediate School and Aikin Elementary
traci.shoemake@parisisd.net
903.737.7450 – Crockett
903.737.7443- Aikin

Marsha Oats, Dyslexia Therapist, CALT, LDP
Justiss Elementary and Paris Jr. High School
marsha.oats@parisisd.net
903.737.7458 – Justiss
903.737.7434- Paris Jr. High

Kristi Garrett, Reading by Design
Justiss Elementary
kristi.garrett@parisisd.net
903.737.7458- Justiss

Kathy Kee, Reading by Design
Aikin Elementary
kathy.kee@parisisd.net
903.737.7443- Aikin Elementary