We have 25 Dyslexia Interventionists serving K-12 students. They all have been trained in the Wilson Reading System.
- Of those 25, we have 11 interventionists certified in Wilson Reading System Level 1 Practicum. This practicum is a year long intense training for certification.
- The expectation is to train more interventionists in the near future.
- The North Little Rock School District has purchased over $25,000.00 of materials and training for dyslexia interventionists and students with characteristics of dyslexia for the 20-21 school year.
- Wilson Reading System aligns with the core curriculum being implemented for K-8.
- Interventionists are collaborating together to create lessons, and to provide interventions with fidelity whether students are at school or virtual.
*Act 1039 of Reporting by the School District Information
(Source: Explore1in5.Org)
Wilson Reading System
Wilson Reading System is a structured literacy program based on phonological-coding research and Orton-Gillingham principles. Wilson Reading System directly and systematically teaches the structure of the English Language. The Wilson Reading System aligns with guidelines from the International Dyslexia Association, which recommends that students with dyslexia receive:
- Explicit, direct, cumulative, intensive, and focused instruction on the structure of language;
- Multisensory learning using visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways to enhance memory and learning of written language; and
- Consistent links made between the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways in learning to read and spell. (International Dyslexia Association, 2008)
Dyslexia Specialists in the North Little Rock School District
(They are housed at Central Office.)
Gretchen McCoy | mccoyg@nlrsd.org |
Pearce Peacock | peacockp@nlrsd.org |
Amanda Powell | powella@nlrsd.org |
Dyslexia Interventionists in the North Little Rock School District
School | Interventionist's Name | Email Address |
Amboy | Leslie Stacy | stacyl@nlrsd.org |
Amboy | Stefanie Arnold | arnoldst@nlrsd.org |
Boone Park | Donnie Skinner | skinnera@nlrsd.org |
Boone Park | Shelly Smith | smithshel@nlrsd.org |
Crestwood | Michelle Dorsey | dorseym@nlrsd.org |
Crestwood | Tammy Roberts | robertst@nlrsd.org |
Glenview | Jennifer Fletcher | fletcherj@nlrsd.org |
Glenview | Shari Runnells | runnellss@nlrsd.org |
Indian Hills | Harriet Pool | poolh@nlrsd.org |
Indian Hills | Emily Stadther | stadthere@nlrsd.org |
Lakewood | Sandra Bryant | bryants@nlrsd.org |
Lakewood | Elaine Burton | burtone@nlrsd.org |
Meadow Park | Coleman, Jennifer | colemanj@nlrsd.org |
Meadow Park | Ashley Eaton | eatona@nlrsd.org |
North Little Rock Academy | Amber Moore | mooream@nlrsd.org |
North Little Rock High School | Elizabeth Bartlett | bartlettc@nlrsd.org |
North Little Rock High School | Joan Holbert | holbertj@nlrsd.org |
NLRMS 6 | Kara Dillie | dilliek@nlrsd.org |
NLRMS 6 | Abby Nichols | nicholsa@nlrsd.org |
NLRMS 7/8 | Rhonda Eubanks | eubanksr@nlrsd.org |
NLRMS 7/8 | Kristie Edwards | edwardsk@nlrsd.org |
Ridge Road | Michelle Baggett | baggettm@nlrsd.org |
Ridge Road | Deedra Lee | leed@nlrsd.org |
Seventh Street | Pam Hart-Strassle | strasslep@nlrsd.org |
Seventh Street | Courtney Bowie | bowieco@nlrsd.org |