Paris ISD Dyslexia Program:

• Take Flight:  A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia is a curriculum written by the staff of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The curriculum was designed for use by academic language therapists to enable students with dyslexia to achieve and maintain better word recognition, reading, fluency, reading comprehension and aid in the transition from a therapy setting to a “real world” learning. Take Flight contains five components of effective reading instruction: Phonemic awareness, Word strategies, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Comprehension.
• Reading by Design:  Reading by Design is a systematic, multisensory approach aligned with research-based practices for developing literacy.  This program was developed by ESC Region 4.

Parent Training Resource

Paris ISD Dyslexia teachers hosted a parent training session in October 2024.  If you were unable to attend, or would like to review the information shared, please click the link below.  Parent training sessions before October 2024 are also listed below.

• Click here to view the 2024-25 parent training session.
• Click here to view the 2022-23 parent training session.
• Click here to view the 2021-22 parent training session.

Resources:

• BARD Mobile App- The Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) is a free web-based service that provides access to thousands of digital audiobooks, magazines, and music scores.  For more information, click on one of the links below or call 1-800-252-9605 or 512-463-5458.  You can also visit www.texastalkingbooks.org. 
  • BARD Mobile- Video How To Series
  • BARD English Flyer- (See Pg. 2)
  • BARD Spanish Flyer- (See Pg. 3)
• Child Find
• Notice of Procedural Safeguards
  • Notice of Procedural Safeguards PDF- English Download
  • Notice of Procedural Safeguards PDF- Spanish Download
• SpEd Tex Parent Resources
• Talking Book Program 
  • The Talking Book Program (TBP) provides free library services to qualifying Texans with visual, physical, or reading disabilities.  
  • Talking Book Program English Flyer
  • Talking Book Program Spanish Flyer

Dyslexia Handbooks

• State Handbook - The Dyslexia Handbook, Revised 2024 (English)
• State Handbook- The Dyslexia Handbook, Revised 2024 (Spanish)

Paris ISD Dyslexia Teachers:

Dandria Hughes, Dyslexia Therapist, CALT, LDP 
Aikin Elementary and Crockett Intermediate
dandria.hughes@parisisd.net
903.737.7443 – Aikin
903.737.7450 – Crockett

Amy Watson, Reading by Design
Crockett Intermediate School
amy.watson@parisisd.net
903.737.7450 – Crockett
 

Marsha Oats, Dyslexia Therapist, CALT, LDP
Justiss Elementary and Paris Jr. High School
marsha.oats@parisisd.net
903.737.7458 – Justiss
903.737.7434 – Paris Jr. High

Kristi Garrett, Reading by Design
Justiss Elementary
kristi.garrett@parisisd.net
903.737.7458 – Justiss

Kathy Kee, Reading by Design
Aikin Elementary
kathy.kee@parisisd.net
903.737.7443 – Aikin 

Sabrina Rosson, Reading by Design
Aikin Elementary
sabrina.rosson@parisisd.net
903.737.7443 – Aikin