A Unique Approach to Dyslexia Remediation: A Look at Phono-Graphix
Phono-Graphix is an instructional method with documented success in remediating reading and spelling difficulties in students with diagnosed learning …
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Check out All About Spelling, Sequential Spelling, and Phonetic Zoo For Spellers Who Struggle
There are a growing number of spelling curricula designed to assist with instructing students who have dyslexia or who otherwise struggle with …
Continue ReadingCognitive Skills Training Aids Academic Performance: With Links to Training Options
At the core of most learning disabilities is a processing deficit in one or more cognitive skill areas. Cognitive skills training focuses on …
Continue ReadingDifferent Types of Dyslexia: Information for Teachers and Parents
Dyslexia can be more complicated than a disorder that causes letters to appear backwards. This article provides clarification on the different types …
Continue ReadingDyslexia Diagnostic Testing Guide
After eliminating several reasons for your child’s unexplained language difficulty, you’ve decided to test for dyslexia. How should you go about it?
Continue ReadingThe Beauty of Dyslexia: How Teachers Can Recognize and Promote All Students' Strengths
Dyslexia can be a frightening word to hear for both parent and child. Several positive characteristics shared by many people with dyslexia are worth …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Students with Dyslexia and How They Learn to Read
Dyslexia is a learning disability that makes reading and spelling problematic for students struggling to decipher words on a page, a board, a book, or …
Continue ReadingAssistive Technology and Improving Reader Comprehension
Children with dyslexia or other reading difficulties need a great deal of supplemental instruction to improve their reading proficiency. Assistive …
Continue ReadingAuditory Processing Disorder: What is it & How Teachers Can Help
Kids with auditory processing disorder have an issue which affects how their brain recognizes and processes sound. They typically don’t suffer …
Continue ReadingTips on Creating Reading Comprehension Modifications
Identifying the main idea and topic of reading selections for students with learning disabilities can be a challenging task for both student and …
Continue ReadingFor the Special Ed Teacher: Tips to Remediate Dysgraphia
Students with dyslexia, ADD, and ADHD may suffer from dysgraphia, a learning disability that adversely affects handwriting. They require targeted …
Continue ReadingPhonemic Awareness: A Predictor of Reading Failure
Phonemic awareness is one of the most accurate predictors of future reading success or failure. Children with dyslexia and other reading difficulties …
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