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...
Five Steps to Boost a Young Dyslexic’s Self-Confidence
Dyslexia, often described as a hidden reading disability, causes difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols.
A Davis Facilitator Responds
The Ottawa Community News has recently published a response from Davis Facilitator Marcia Code to a series on dyslexia published a in September 2013. Marcia wrote: “I commend the...
Tips for Storytelling — How to engage readers and listeners
Storytelling has been around as long as humankind. It is one of the most effective ways to communicate an important truth to another person. It is a connection point...
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...
Breaking a myth: Dyslexics can become readers!
A mom writing in the New York Times expresses grief: her first grade daughter has been diagnosed with dyslexia. The mom is in despair, fearing that her daughter will...
Wider letter spacing helps dyslexic children read
A new study shows that wider spacing between the letters in reading materials can help dyslexic children read faster and better. European researchers found that extra-wide letter spacing...
How do you read to your child?
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...