Here are four signs that indicate your high school student may be struggling with an undiscovered reading disability: They hate to read and won’t read… Read more »
Category: Dyslexia Explained
Handwriting Helps Early Reading Skills
Learning to write and print letters improves reading ability and reading fluency. Studies show that learning to write improves letter sound and letter recognition speed.
Dyslexia Awareness Month
October is dyslexia awareness month. The Des Moines Public Library is kicking it off with a podcast to help parents identify the major symptoms. Listen… Read more »
Middle School Reading Problems? Yes – It’s a Thing!
Some students do not struggle with reading until they get to the upper grades. Why is this? Some kids could master reading when the words… Read more »
Great Videos When Your Child Needs Help with Reading, Writing and Spelling
If you are concerned and worried about your child’s reading, writing and/or spelling skills, it is important to be vigilant, concerned and truly research what… Read more »
Slow, Choppy Reader? It Could Be Dyslexia.
Author:Heidi Kroner,founder of Aspire Academy, Decoding Dyslexia Iowa & Literacy Lifeline. Dyslexia is trouble with reading, writing and spelling, despite good instruction and normal intelligence…. Read more »
When your child can’t pay attention…5 things to check!
Inattention is not just attention-deficit disorder. There are several learning disorders that can mimic attention-deficit disorder. Any child who has trouble with: Remembering or following… Read more »
10 Questions To Ask If Your Child Struggles with Reading
From pre-school to fourth grade, my son struggled with reading, writing and spelling. I never knew what to ask at teacher’s conferences. After years of… Read more »
Treatment of Dyslexia – Best Practices
What is dyslexia? Dyslexia is the most common reason a child will struggle to read fluently. Dyslexia is trouble with reading, writing and spelling due to… Read more »
What is phonics? Rules and definitions
By Heidi Kroner Phonics is a method of teaching people to read by correlating sounds with letters or groups of letters in an alphabetic writing… Read more »