4.10 The Ripple Effects of Dyslexia with Tiffany Solomon

In this episode, we’re joined by Tiffany Solomon to discuss the ripple effects of dyslexia, and how it impacts not just the classroom but also shapes lives, families, and the workplace.

Tiffany Solomon is the Family and Student Engagement Coordinator for Decoding Dyslexia Rhode Island, an Associate member of the Orton-Gillingham Academy (OGA), and was honored to serve as a Literacy Ambassador through the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) in 2019-2020.  She spent over a decade as a 2nd grade and kindergarten teacher at Highlander Charter School in Providence, Rhode Island. During this time, she was also a primary teaching member of Highlander’s weekly itinerant collaborative meetings, where she worked with the special education support team to implement specialized, evidenced-based strategies within her classroom to ensure success for students who learn differently. 

Tiffany holds a Master’s degree in Education, Teaching, and Learning from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Orton-Gillingham Academy
• Decoding Dyslexia Rhode Island
• Games to Support Early Literacy Skills
• Orton-Gillingham Nation
• The Dyslexic Advocate by Kelli Sandman-Hurley
• The Right to Read Film 
• The Short Bus by Jonathan Mooney
• Normal Sucks by Jonathan Mooney
• The Bigger Picture Book of Amazing Dyslexics and the Jobs They Do by Kate Power and Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth
• Splendid Agony: Celebrating Dyslexia by T. Durant Fleming
• The Marching Ant: A Novel Inspired By True Events by Allyson Chapa
• The Secret Life of the Dyslexic Child: How She thinks. How He Feels. How They Can Succeed. by Robert Frank and Kathryn E. Livingston

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