Why Tyrannosaurus but Not If?
“I don’t understand it: he can read tyrannosaurus, but he gets stuck on if!” This question from the mother of a dyslexic child reflects a commonly encountered and paradoxical...
Reading Fluency in Dyslexic Brain: Low Level/ High Content Books
Practice makes perfect. Better said, practice makes progress. Learning a new skill requires repetition to automate it. Similarly, every beginner reader needs to practice reading to improve fluency. Add...
Reading, Eye Movement and the Brain
4-minute mini-lecture describes how the brain creates meaning from print and eye movement during the reading process.
Phonological dyslexia? Not so much….
Two new research studies cast doubt on the role of phonological processing difficulties in dyslexia. One study, from the UK, suggests that previous research showing phonological dyslexia to be...
Two New Books from a Davis Facilitator
Davis Facilitator Barbara Hoi of Sydney, Australia has recently published two books sure to delight parents and teachers. The first book is called The Right Brain for the Right...
Picture It! Teaching Visual-Spatial Learners
Davis Facilitator Crystal Punch has teamed with educator Betty Maxwell to write a new book geared to teachers and homeschoolers. This 250-page illustrated book is full of practical tips...
Three Parts to a Word – an Explanation from Brain Research
Davis Symbol Mastery — the modeling of words in clay – is based on the principle that each word has three parts: what it means, what it looks like,...
Research Update: “Nonresponders” and dyslexia
A new study confirms that the children who fail to progress with traditional, phonics-based interventions are highly likely to be dyslexic: Following the recommendation of Rose (2006), many primary schools...
Phonemic Awareness: A different take
Are dyslexic kids better at hearing the discrete sounds of language than others? That assertion would fly in the face of common wisdom, but recent brain research suggests that...
Is your child a “nonresponder”?
What happens when a child cannot learn to read though phonics? Educational researchers have a word for those children: they call them nonresponders. Sometimes, instead, they call them treatment-resisters. Either way,...
Why it’s tough to learn to read through phonics:
This engaging video from top educators explains why so many kids are confused when taught to "sound out" English words.
Can you read this?
It probably looks impossible at first. But as you scan through the page, the words seem to materialize. As you continue to scan down the page, you may find that...