When is a Child Ready for Learning?
Is my child ready to start first grade? This question is asked by every parent. If we are talking about a child with neurodivergent development, then I believe the later the better.
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Is my child ready to start first grade? This question is asked by every parent. If we are talking about a child with neurodivergent development, then I believe the later the better.
Continue readingDyslexic children often experience difficulty with phonetic decoding. Researchers and educators use nonsense words – also called nonwords or psuedowords
Continue readingIn this 30-minute session, we look at two areas of common challenge when managing neurodiverse teams – Time Management and
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 readingOne thing we promote is having fun during a Davis program. You can reinforce the Davis skills through many games that help with memory, language, spatial awareness, and strategy.
Continue readingThis is my personal experience with dyslexia. It should give you an idea of what it is like to be
Continue readingMany neurodivergent people have skills that fluctuate from day to day. This comes often in IEP meetings that I’m sitting in.
Continue readingDid you know that the bones in our hands and wrists are not fully developed until late adolescence? Yet we
Continue readingThis video explores the unique characteristics of dyslexic brains. It highlights research findingsabout cognitive strengths like visuo-spatial processing, narrative memory, problem-solving, and reasoning.
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 readingIt is extremely common and normal for children to reverse or invert letters when they are learning to write, or
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