Lecture and Demonstration Videos
Welcome to our Lecture Videos and Demonstration Videos Library!
We’re so glad you’re here on our website to learn more about dyslexia and discover the resources available to you related to dyslexia: parent and teacher educational courses/classes, lectures, materials and supplies.
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All videos shown are free of charge, but Barb Orsi must be contacted for a link to view her video.
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The Best Way to Read Aloud to a Child is included here and to view the full 43 minute episode you must register with
Hayley: hmartin@funlearn.org
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Know Your Rights
Barb Orsi, Advocate for children with Dyslexia.
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Barb introduces critical educational paths of advocacy for parents or guardians of children with dyslexia.
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PLEASE CONTACT BARB DIRECTLY at barborsi@yahoo.com
She will reply with a private link to allow you to view the free video shown above before her first visit with you.
The Best Way to Read Aloud to a Child
Dialogic Reading - Tammy Kofford
This forty-three minute video is for parents and educators of children who are 3-6 years of age. This instructional 43 minute session for parents and teachers of young children "The Best Way to Read Aloud to a Child" was developed around the research work of Dr. Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst. Whitehurst developed a process called dialogic reading and then studied its effectiveness.
Dialogic reading –carrying on a dialog as you read with a young child – quickly develops the crucial language skills necessary for a child to learn the nuances of listening and learning from the language in a narrative or expository book. For years research has emphasized the importance of reading aloud to children, however, before dialogic reading, most didn’t know there was a considerably more effective way of reading a book to a child than reading it from cover to cover with an expressive voice.
“Sixty-six percent of school age children are failing to learn to read proficiently in Kansas by fourth grade. Fourth grade is the year where children are no longer learning to read, but rather are reading to learn. We all have a responsibility to do what we can to improve this life-threatening set of circumstances.”
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Register with Hayley for a link to the 43 minute session:
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