Paris Independent School District

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.

Paris ISD Dyslexia teachers hosted a parent training session in October 2024. If you were unable to attend, or would like to review the information shared, please click the link below. Parent training sessions before October 2024 are also listed below.
- 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 texas talking books website.
  - 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
- 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
- State Handbook - The Dyslexia Handbook, Revised 2024 (English)
- State Handbook- The Dyslexia Handbook, Revised 2024 (Spanish)
- Dandria Hughes, Dyslexia Therapist, CALT, LDP
  - Aikin Elementary and Crockett Intermediate
  - dandria.hughes@parisisd.net
  - 903.737.7443 – Aikin
  - 903.737.7450 – Crockett
- Amy Watson, Reading by Design
  - Crockett Intermediate School
  - amy.watson@parisisd.net
  - 903.737.7450 – Crockett
- 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
- Sabrina Rosson, Reading by Design
  - Aikin Elementary
  - sabrina.rosson@parisisd.net
  - 903.737.7443 – Aikin