Summer is here and it may seem unfair to have a student who struggles with school work spend their free time doing more academic work, but the opposite is true. This is the time to get in some frequent and Read More …
Author: Joy
Are There Visual Therapies for Dyslexia
Having worked in both the field of visual impairments and dyslexia disabilities, personal experience says no. I have worked with blind students who had dyslexia and I have worked students with typical vision who had dyslexia. There is evidence to Read More …
Whole Language and Reading Disabilities
Many children enter into school without the necessary skills for being successful in school. Sometimes it is because they are an English Language Learner and have not had enough exposure to English to allow them to speak it fluently. Some Read More …
Graded Reading Texts and Older Students
Students who struggle with reading soon become resistant to it. As a result their vocabulary and academic knowledge grows further and further behind. When a book is pulled for the child to read for “fun,” careful consideration should be given Read More …
Whole Language vs Phonics Based Instruction
Two very different styles of teaching reading are often at odds with each other. One is code-based emphasis and the other is meaning-based otherwise known as whole language. Whole language is a reading method that has a coherent philosophy of Read More …
Technology and Students with Dyslexia
Dyslexia can be confusing. Because of the dysgraphia (flipping of letters and poor handwriting), it is often thought that dyslexia is purely a physical problem with the eyes. Speaking as a teacher of the visually impaired, that is not the Read More …
Confusing Traits
Individuals with dyslexia may manifest a confusing set of traits. In some things, they seem absolutely brilliant while in other areas, they fail miserably. Typically they are a slow reader and have a difficult time memorizing sequences of steps. They Read More …
What Is Hyperlexia?
Hyperlexia is relatively rare. Children who are born with it learn to decode words at a very early age. They tend to be intensely interested in letters and how they combine to words. However, they have extremely low comprehension abilities. Read More …
What Parents Can Do
It is important to find dyslexia early in a child’s life so that she can get intervention as early as possible. In Sally Shaywitz’s book Overcoming Dyslexia, she writes: Observe your child’s language development. Be on the alert for problems Read More …
Tactile Format
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