Tag: reading

How do you read to your child?

Posted on November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 by Abigail Marshall

[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?

Wider letter spacing helps dyslexic children read

Posted on April 30, 2019July 2, 2019 by Abigail Marshall

Updated: A study shows that wider spacing between the letters in reading materials can help dyslexic children read faster and better.

Reading Fluency in Dyslexic Brain: Low Level/ High Content Books

Posted on November 1, 2016July 2, 2019 by Cigdem Knebel

Practice makes perfect. Better said, practice makes progress. Learning a new skill requires repetition to automate it. Similarly, every beginner

Five Steps to Boost a Young Dyslexic’s Self-Confidence

Posted on July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 by Cigdem Knebel

Dyslexia, often described as a hidden reading disability, causes difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other

A Davis Facilitator Responds

Posted on October 18, 2013July 2, 2019 by DDAI

The Ottawa Community News has recently published a response from Davis Facilitator Marcia Code to a series on dyslexia published

Can you read this?

Posted on August 13, 2012July 2, 2019 by Abigail Marshall

It probably looks impossible at first. But as you scan through the page, the words seem to materialize. As you continue

Breaking a myth: Dyslexics can become readers!

Posted on July 21, 2012July 2, 2019 by Abigail Marshall

A mom writing in the New York Times expresses grief: her first grade daughter has been diagnosed with dyslexia. The