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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Is your child a “nonresponder”?
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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Dyslexia and Reading Science
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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Why Clay?
Why do we use clay with the Davis Method? At the heart of reading difficulties are often “sight words.” These
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Too Hard, Too Soon
I walk into the classroom and sit down beside the child who’s on my caseload. We’re only supposed to work on handwriting, but she’s struggling in every way.
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Educational Bias and Dyslexic Learners
Researchers know that dyslexics learn to read differently, but schools continue to focus on children’s weaknesses rather than their strengths.
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You can flip the switch!
If you think of your brain as a power grid, there are billions of pathways or roads, lighting up every time you think, feel or do something. Every time we think in a certain way, practice a particular task, or feel an emotion, we strengthen a road.
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What all children need to know
When children start school, they do not carry the labels dyslexia, nor ADHD, nor dysgraphia, nor dyscalculia. Where do these problems come from? What happens to cause a child to suffer and lose self-esteem?
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Embracing my Dyslexia
Before I started my author’s journey, only three people knew I had dyslexia. I was always embarrassed about it and didn’t like to admit I needed help.
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Two Misleading Myths about Dyslexia
Over 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.
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How do you read to your child?
[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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Wider letter spacing helps dyslexic children read
Updated: A study shows that wider spacing between the letters in reading materials can help dyslexic children read faster and better.
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