Thanks to a donation to PCEF from the Ty and Karen Hall Foundation, financial commitment from the School District, and advocacy from PC READS, an initiative to identify and support potentially dyslexic students was started this year. There are 3 elements to the Dyslexia Initiative: Pilot …
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Dyslexia Pilot Program at McPolin Elementary Will Determine District Wide Implementation
The Park City School Board received an update on the Dyslexia Pilot Program which is currently underway at McPolin Elementary. The Board will decide this spring if it should be implemented in all four of Park City’s elementary schools. Carolyn Murray has more... Listen on KPCW …
Family Foundation Funds Pilot Program for Dyslexia
An estimated one percent of students in the Park City School District are dyslexic. With a dyslexic child of their own, Ty and Karen Hall and their family foundation are now bankrolling a pilot program to fund training for teachers that will help them identify which students are struggling …
Pilot program at McPolin aims to identify dyslexic students
Karen Hall knows as well as anyone how important it is for students with reading disabilities such as dyslexia to be diagnosed early in their lives. Her son was diagnosed with the disorder when he was young, and while she had to advocate for him throughout his education, they were able to manage …
Educators, community can get a read on dyslexia at PC READS event
As Jacqueline Blake and Elissa Aten spent the last two years advocating for dyslexic students through their organization PC READS, one trend became apparent: Dyslexia can be a mystery even to the best educators. "We have talked to many teachers in the district and out of the district," Blake …