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 …
Tag: Dyslexia
Understanding the School’s Reluctance
California Education Code related to access of curriculum and instructional materials Dyslexia or related reading dysfunction 56337.5(a) A pupil who is assessed as being dyslexic and meets eligibility criteria specified in Section §56337 and subdivision (j) of Section §3030 of Read More …
Don’t Give Up on Your Readers
I use the Barton Reading & Spelling System to teach students who have dyslexia or symptoms of dyslexia to learn how to read. I have found this system to be very effective and even used it when I taught students with Read More …