News & Views from Davis Dyslexia Association International
What the research really shows. These articles focus on published research and verifiable data tied to school-based programs for reading instruction and intervention.
When something is backed by science, it implies “proof“. There are various ways this is done but in the areas of social science, evidence-based methods are used .and hence the term “Science of Reading” has emerged.
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What 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?
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Dyslexics 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.
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What truly constitutes an evidence-based approach for a neurodivergent population? An evidence-based approach is important so that those looking into
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Parents seeking help for their dyslexic kids usually have one question uppermost in their minds: will it work?
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Reviews of long-term effects of school-based reading interventions show that consistent teaching of comprehension strategies is more effective than explicit teaching of phonics.
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[Updated] Reading story books to small children is fun, but did you know that the way you read can make a big difference in preparing your child to become a reader?
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In recent years, several separate teams of researchers have issued a series of groundbreaking studies, focused on the reading strategies
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A new study confirms that the children who fail to progress with traditional, phonics-based interventions are highly likely to be
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Time for a Change
This awesome mother supported her son as he went through his course with me. She booked him in wanting help with his self-regulation. The outcome was “a calm, reasonable boy – and happy.”
Dyslexia Q&A: Advice for Parents
This is the final installment of a seven-video series from an interview style Q & A session. This video is focused on how parents can better understand and help their kids.
Dyslexia Q&A: The Dark Side of Dyslexia
This is the sixth of a seven-video series taken from an interview style Q & A session. In this video we discuss some of the hardships that dyslexic children and adults face in life.
Disorientation and Visual Confusion
When my clients arrive with visual sensory disorientations it can be a result of life stress. Or simply that they are naturally strong visual learners in a world of words where confusion causes these symptoms.
How to Tell Time
The seven most common sources of confusion for children, and how to address them.
