Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia
2024 PaTTAN Literacy Symposium
Watch the Recording
Download the Session Handouts
1) Spelling Multisyllable Words Model Lesson – Student Practice
2) Basic Syllable Pattern Chart
Meet Your Instructor
Melinda Hirschmann, Ed.D., CALT
Melinda.Hirschmann@mtsu.edu
Assistant Director for Educational Services and School Outreach
As Assistant Director for Educational Services and School Outreach at the Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia, Melinda collaborates with schools to support professional learning regarding literacy instruction and intervention for educators and their students in grades K-12. She also teaches undergraduate and graduate courses as an adjunct professor for the College of Education at Middle Tennessee State University. She earned her Master of Education degree in Special Education from Tennessee State University and her Doctor of Education degree from Lipscomb University. She had the pleasure and challenge of working with adolescent students as a middle school special education reading interventionist for 10 years. Melinda is a Certified Academic Language Therapist and has tutored elementary children using intensive structured literacy instruction. She also administers and supervises student assessments for characteristics of dyslexia. Melinda serves on the board of the Tennessee branch of the International Dyslexia Association.
