Local nurse, Ntokozo Pule is calling for greater awareness and understanding of dyslexia, urging parents to better support children with learning challenges. She explains that dyslexia is a learning difference that affects reading, spelling, and written language processing, even though children have normal intelligence and access to adequate schooling.
“It is not a sign of laziness or lack of ability, but rather a different way the brain processes information.
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If we want to address absenteeism, we must also address literacy by constructing systems that catch students before they fall further behind and strengthening core instruction. Here’s what that should look like in Arkansas schools:
Build systems that respond early and connect attendance to learning. I developed the Attendance Protocol Stack™ (APSTM), a structured framework that activates within 72 hours of an absence. It includes immediate family contact, student conferences, counseling, and academic alignment so attendance is addressed alongside skill gaps. I’ve seen that when students miss school, whether from disengagement or other circumstances, and someone responds early to understand and support them, attendance begins to shift.
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The DPLI is grounded in literacy expertise, research, and dyslexic lived experience.
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A new animated film has been developed to challenge negative attitudes and misconceptions about dyslexia, after research found that many children feel “hopeless” because of how the learning difference is often described.
The charity Made By Dyslexia, which is behind the animation, surveyed 5,000 dyslexic adults and young people, along with their parents and teachers, including 2,000 participants from the UK.
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