Dyslexia
Contact Information
Adrienne Cockerham
Academic Language Therapist
North Creek Elementary
adriennecockerham@melissaisd.org
Michelle Harrison
Certified Academic Language Therapist
Harry McKillop Elementary
mharrison@melissaisd.org
Angie Heard
Academic Language Therapist
Harry McKillop Elementary
angelaheard@melissaisd.org
Tammy Murphy
Certified Academic Language Therapist
Melissa Middle School/Melissa High School
tmurphy@melissaisd.org
Brooke Roberts
Academic Language Therapist
Melissa Ridge Education Center/North Creek Elementary
brookeroberts@melissaisd.org
Christina Stover
Section 504 Campus Coordinator
Melissa High School
cstover@melissaisd.org
Further Information
- MISD Dyslexia Handbook
- Dyslexia Program Awareness for Educators and Parents (Spanish)
- Dyslexia Defined
Additional Resources
The Region 10 Educational Service Center maintains an outstanding monthly blog about Dyslexia and related issues. To follow the blog, visit Region10.org, select the @10 choice in the upper right hand corner to access the R10 blogs, and select the Dyslexia Digest blog. This is a great place to read up-to-date articles and research in the field.
“Because I’m Dyslexic” is a short video that was put together by Dyslexic Advantage:
1 in 5 is a resource for both students with dyslexia and for families of dyslexic students – it provides a platform for stories to be told.
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