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So many of our students come to us with learning difficulties, learning challenges, and learning differences. Learning challenges for students can look like these types of learning difficulties: dysgraphia, dyslexia, and more. These challenges in learning can be mitigated with early intervention and dyslexia advocacy. Check out these great tools and resources to get started.
Whether you are a parent of a child with dyslexia, an adult who has dyslexia, a tutor or interventionist who works with children with dyslexia, or a classroom teacher who has students with dyslexia in your class, there is one thing that we all have in common. We must actively seek information and knowledge to…
Part of being a successful Orton-Gillingham teacher or tutor means being prescriptive. This means you tailor your Orton-Gillingham lessons and plans to meet the specific needs of your struggling readers. Just as important as being prescriptive is being diagnostic. This means that based on a student’s performance within a particular task, you are able to…
The Top Five Tips When Looking for An Online Reading Tutor Please welcome, Ann Mitchell from Learning, Literacy and Family to my blog today! Do you have a child who struggles with reading? Is there constant resistance when you are trying to help? The only thing you wish is that you had a…
6 Tips for Introducing Dyslexia to Your Child in a Positive Way I am so thrilled to have Amy share tips for dyslexia advocacy with you today. Thank you so much Amy, from Mamabearmoms.com for sharing your expertise! When parents think about dyslexia, they tend to focus on the negative because, let’s face…
Last Spring, I received an email from Mindy Bramer, an educational consultant for PaTTAN, (Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network). The state of Pennsylvania had just become one of the first states to initiate a ground-breaking, dyslexia pilot program that was backed by state legislation. “Act 69 of 2014, the Dyslexia and Early…
Dyslexia awareness goes on all year long. It HAS to. Last month I published a post with 12 books with dyslexic characters you can’t miss for Dyslexia Awareness Month. There was a huge response! So I started digging even deeper. I thought, “Emily, you have to do a second list.” So I did! Here, you will find:…
Raise a hand if you know someone with dyslexia. You should have your hand up by now. It’s Dyslexia Awareness Month and I am all about spreading awareness! If you love children’s books as much as I do, you know how important it is for kids to have books where they can identify with the…
The Top Five Tips For Communicating With Families of Children With Dyslexia Imagine you are a parent who has a meeting with her child’s teacher. Arriving at the school, she arrives in the office five minutes early for the appointment. The secretary directs her to sign in and take a seat. Suddenly,…
5 Success Tips for Dyslexia Advocacy I am so thrilled to have Amy share tips for dyslexia advocacy with you today. Thank you so much Amy, from Mamabearmoms.com for sharing your expertise! If you have a struggling reader, you may be new to the concept of advocating for your child’s educational needs. Below…