Bonus Episode: All About Dyslexia with Dr. Sarah Sayko

It's a bonus episode! We're following up on our 8 Great Literacy Learnings season because we know that here in Ohio, dyslexia is on the minds of many, many educators these days. Our new dyslexia support laws establish a variety of requirements for screening, professional development, certification to provide multi-sensory structured literacy instruction, and the Ohio Dyslexia Committee. There is so much to learn right now - both about dyslexia and about the requirements associated with this bill. Today, we want to focus on dyslexia itself: what it is, what it isn’t, and what’s most critical to understand as we move forward with the new legislative and policy requirements. We're talking with Dr. Sarah Sayko, Deputy Director of the National Center on Improving Literacy, and today she joins SST8 literacy leads to answer 8 FAQs regarding dyslexia. Co-Hosts: Pam Kennedy and Kim Nagy, SST8 literacy leads About our Guest: Sarah Sayko, Ed.D., is a Deputy Director of National Center on Improving Literacy, and leads the Parent and Family Strand of the center. She is a Senior Research Associate at RMC Research Corporation in Arlington, VA. Sarah was previously a literacy content specialist with the Center on Instruction (COI) and a technical assistance provider with the National Reading Technical Assistance Center (NRTAC). She was an elementary reading coach and literacy specialist in two Massachusetts public school districts and is a certified K-12 reading specialist. Additional Resources National Center on Improving Literacy: Improving Literacy Briefs International Dyslexia Association