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Idaho State Department of Education
Idaho's department of education's section on services for kids with dyslexia.
"JI’s mission is to serve those with learning disabilities by providing specialized educational services, faithfully encouraging the development of the student as a whole person through the renewing of their minds. "
Karyn has extensive professional and personal experience working with struggling students and children with special needs. In fact, it was the journey of raising her two sons with dyslexia that inspired Karyn to create Coopalo. While working as a special education teacher at an elementary school, Karyn experienced the maddening frustration of seeing Logan, her oldest son, struggle with reading difficulties. Karyn and her family went through a horrible odyssey that included her son being misdiagnosed, an inadequate school system, and the hiring of expensive tutors, all of whom failed to meet Logan's needs. This experience caused profound emotional and financial stress, which only increased when Karyn's younger son Cooper began to experience similar academic difficulties. It was not until each son was correctly diagnosed and they undertook a personalized learning plan administered through homeschooling and a specialized institute for students with dyslexia, that they begin to flourish in school. Now Logan is a freshman in college while Cooper is about to finish high school. From the effort to provide the right educational services for her sons, Karyn came to understand that proper assessment is the vital first step to delivering a struggling student adequate assistance. She also found that constant progress monitoring, personalized learning plans, and deep compassion were necessary for these students to succeed. Soon parents and teachers began to approach her, asking for help with their struggling students. Karyn realized that her expertise could provide families with the educational support that they needed, so she opened Coopalo in January of 2014. Since then her company has provided aid to students struggling with a wide variety of academic difficulties by offering academic coaching, dyslexia tutoring, and special education advocacy. If you or your family is in need of assistance, Karyn and her team would love to provide a pathway to academic, emotional, and social success.
Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois's department of education's section on services for kids with dyslexia.
"Everyone Reading Illinois (ERI), a non-profit organization, was founded over 40 years ago. Today, ERI is one of Illinois’ leading organizations in dyslexia awareness and education, serving the entire state of Illinois. ERI’s board of 18 directors and its 2 staff members passionately dedicate their time and talents to ERI’s mission—improving the lives of children and adults with dyslexia! "
Chicago Reading and dyslexia Center
I began teaching in 1982, acquiring a rich background in a variety of reading, writing and math methods. In 1999, I read The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D. Davis and was instantly intrigued. It was so different from the usual approaches to dyslexia that I thought, this man is either brilliant or crazy! It became clear that the answer is…brilliant. The book accurately described some clients who had puzzled me over the years. It explained the boy who was a brilliant chess and science whiz yet skipped or changed almost every little word. “The” was his greatest enemy. I knew those kids and adults needed different keys to unlock the treasure chest of learning. It quickly became clear to me that Davis® programs provide those keys.
Indiana State Board of Education
Indiana's department of education's section on services for kids with dyslexia.
"Believing that all people are entitled to fulfill their potential, the Dyslexia Institute of Indiana exists to serve children, adolescents and adults with specific learning disabilities."
Indiana University Bloomington
"A new resource for teachers who work with students that have or are at risk for dyslexia, co-written by an IU School of Education faculty member, is now available from the Indiana Department of Education."
Iowa's Department of Education
Iowa's department of education's section on services for kids with dyslexia.
Iowa Reading and Research Center
"The Iowa Reading Research Center is working to help children and their families affected by dyslexia, a widely misunderstood learning disability that is the most common cause of reading, writing, and spelling difficulties."
"Judy Hintz of Educational Resource Associates has been working with dyslexia students, both adults and children, for over 40 years. She is a trained diagnostician and a special education consultant licensed by the State of Iowa. Judy has a Bachelor's degree in elementary education and early childhood. Her Master's degree is in learning disabilities (subset: dyslexia) and behavior disorders. The Dyslexia Institute was founded on her belief that students are inadequately diagnosed. She uses an array of testing based on a clients' age and symptoms. This leads to a quicker and more accurate recovery. Most likely students are relieved of their symptoms. The most severe dyslexia is her specialty!"
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