Ep 114: Dyslexia ft. Jeannette Washington Pt. 1

First Maria drank a Complicated wine from Trinchero Family Estate which can be found here: https://www.takenwine.com

The anti-racism tip provided by the following website: https://theconversation.com/amp/9-tips-teachers-can-use-when-talking-about-racism-140837

Maria drank a Taken wine from Trinchero Family Estate which can be purchased here: https://www.tfewines.com/our-brands/taken/

Then, Maria welcomed Jeannette Washington to the show. Jeannette Washington, M.Ed. is a Speech Language Pathologist with nearly a decade of experience working with students that exhibit special abilities. Her expertise in the field of dyslexia has been solicited in The Washington Post alongside the cofounder of the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity. Learning to code ignited her passion for special populations in the tech industry. She has spoken at the Guaranty Bank's 10th Annual Autism Conference in Nigeria, Mississippi Dyslexia Symposium, and participated on a Diversity in WordPress Panel, to name a few. Jeannette can always be found tinkering or boasting the importance of accessibility, inclusivity, cognitive diversity and equity in the tech industry. Her website can be found here: https://www.bearlyarticulating.com/p/jeannette-washington-med-bearly.html

The dyslexia websites Maria referred to:

https://dyslexiaida.org/gifted-and-dyslexic-identifying-and-instructing-the-twice-exceptional-student/

https://dyslexiaida.org/definition-of-dyslexia/

8 components for diagnosing Dyslexia:

1. Case study and family history,

2.language: oral and written

3. reading,

4.achievement

5. intelligence,

6.articulation,

7.motor skills

8. social skills

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