Category: Learning Tools

Helpful materials for dyslexic adults and kids

A Key to Learning: Connecting

Posted on September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 by Patrick Courtois

In addition to my Davis® Dyslexia Correction practice, I regularly teach supportive math lessons to students between sixth and 12th

The Dress Rehearsal

Posted on August 28, 2020August 29, 2020 by Patrick Courtois

A Very Special Time In this unprecedented period in human history, children and students of all ages have never experienced

To Know or to Master? That is the question….

Posted on June 12, 2020August 8, 2020 by Patrick Courtois

Help, I forgot everything! I regularly have children who tell me that they have “forgotten everything” about lessons they have

Three things you need for success

Posted on May 22, 2020May 16, 2020 by Carl Nigi

In this video, I discuss the three things someone with dyslexia, ADD, ADHD or a learning difference needs in order

Time for an online program?

Posted on May 15, 2020July 2, 2020 by Abigail Marshall

This is a time of change. Schools have shut down, families are told to stay at home, household routines are

Parent as teacher and a dyslexic child. WHAT TO DO?

Posted on May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 by Anita Chmara

This is not an easy situation for many of us. Children in the coronavirus era still have dyslexia, but now the parent is responsible for how the child handles school duties.

Learning: A Pleasure or a Chore?

Posted on February 28, 2020February 19, 2020 by Patrick Courtois

Very young children are hungry for everything they can learn. But sometimes this thirst for knowledge dries up, the child

Advice from a Literacy Problem Solver

Posted on December 27, 2019December 10, 2019 by DDAI

In this 30 minute interview, author and educator Lois Letchford shares her insights and unique approach to helping dyslexic schoolchildren

Picture Grammar App for Visual Learners

Posted on August 6, 2019August 7, 2019 by DDAI

Picture Grammer, a new app for iPads, is a reference for dyslexics, visual thinkers, and those learning English as a foreign language.

How VR Can Help Dyslexic Students

Posted on June 6, 2018June 7, 2018 by Jeannie Bentley

VR developers are collaborating with institutions to explore the use of virtual reality as an effective educational tool. They are looking at how it can enhance learning, especially for students facing challenges like dyslexia.

5 Creative Writing Tools for Dyslexic Kids

Posted on March 26, 2018August 3, 2019 by Nancy Spektor

5 Creative writing tools for dyslexic kids A couple of months ago I finished my year-long teaching course at a

5 Tips for Teaching Writing Skills to Dyslexic Students

Posted on October 9, 2017July 15, 2018 by Mary Walton

Dyslexic students often struggle with writing. Often what a dyslexic student writes is not what they are trying to say.