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While people, especially children, with dyslexia are often considered slow or lacking intelligence, they are generally more creative and have a higher level of intelligence. Some of the most creative and successful people in history are dyslexic including Albert Einstein, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Henry Winkler, Nikola Tesla, Charles Schwab, Steven Speilberg, Pablo Picasso, Walt Disney and authors Agatha Christie, John Irving and John Grisham, to name a few.
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The State of Arkansas passed legislation in 2015 requiring schools to screen children in grades kindergarten to second. However, Mountain Home Schools had programs to work with dyslexic children going back over ten years, says Riley.
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Two programs used in Mountain Home Schools are the Barton Reading Program and Connections. The Barton Reading Program, which was introduced in 1998, is also used by other local schools and The Twin Lakes Literacy Council. Connections from the APPLE Group in Jonesboro, which began in 1997, is a science based reading approach new to Mountain Home Schools, according to Mindy Williams a Mountain Home Schools literacy specialist.
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Penny Ellis is a volunteer tutor with the Twin Lakes Literacy Council who specializes in the Barton Reading Program, which she says can be used by children and adults.
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The next segment in this series on dyslexia will continue to focus on the work done in Mountain Home schools with dyslexic students, their collaborative efforts with the Twin Lakes Literacy Council, an EAST program project from a local school to help dyslexics and a family support group.
For more information on the free tutoring programs from the Twin Lakes Literacy Council, including the Barton Reading Program, call 425-7323 or visit their website www.twinlakesliteracycouncil.org http://www.twinlakesliteracycouncil.org
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