We have 29 Dyslexia Interventionists and 2 Dyslexia Specialists serving K-12 students. 

• Thirteen interventionists are going through the Wilson Reading System Level 1 Practicum this school year, which is a year-long, intense training for certification. Eleven interventionists have already completed the year-long Level 1 Practicum. Twenty four interventionists will be certified in the Level 1 Practicum by the end of this school year.

• The expectation is to train more interventionists in the near future.

• The North Little Rock School District has purchased over $69,500.00 of materials and training for dyslexia interventionists and students with characteristics of dyslexia for the 2021-2022 school year. Last school year, the district spent more than $25,000. Overall, the North Little Rock School District has spent $94,500 in training and materials for the Wilson Reading System.

• 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. 

Wilson Reading System

The 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)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Gretchen McCoy
Dyslexia Specialist
(501) 771-8098
mccoyg@nlrsd.org

Amanda Powell
Dyslexia Specialist
(501) 771-8163
powell@nlrsd.org

Scroll down to see the names and email addresses of each Dyslexia Interventionist at each campus.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• Arkansas Dyslexia Resource Guide

• Dyslexia Reporting Information (ACT 1039)