Finding Fluency
All I wanted was for my son to become a reader. I wanted him to be able to read easily and automatically, without effort.
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Author: Abigail Marshall
All I wanted was for my son to become a reader. I wanted him to be able to read easily and automatically, without effort.
Continue readingDyslexic children often experience difficulty with phonetic decoding. Researchers and educators use nonsense words – also called nonwords or psuedowords
Continue readingEducators use the term “orthographic mapping” to describe the way that written words are etched into long-term memory. Once a person has “mapped” a word, they will be able to recognize the word instantly by sight
Continue readingWhat happens when a child cannot learn to read through phonics? Educational researchers call those children nonresponders or treatment-resisters. But is the problem with the child or with the teaching method?
Continue readingDyslexics learn differently. That’s pretty much baked into the definition of dyslexia. Dyslexia is not the result of poor teaching, nor is it the same as reading failure.
Continue readingParents seeking help for their dyslexic kids usually have one question uppermost in their minds: will it work?
Continue readingRecent research utilizing a new, objective measure shows a strong link between mental imagery abilties and reading comprehension among adults.
Continue readingResearchers know that dyslexics learn to read differently, but schools continue to focus on children’s weaknesses rather than their strengths.
Continue readingAnd how some researchers are starting to get things right (2022 update). Dyslexic differences reflect underlying mental strengths, not brain defects.
Continue readingNew research shows that in untimed conditions, dyslexic university students have markedly better comprehension skills than others.
Continue readingOver the years I have confronted two persistent myths about dyslexia. These myths seem contradictory, but both are based on a misunderstanding of dyslexia. And both also stand in the way of dyslexic children receiving meaningful and effective help.
Continue readingNew research explores the thought processes of dyslexic mathematicians — the strengths they share, and the challenges they encountered along the way.
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