Five Reasons to Teach Latin to Children with Dyslexia
Latin Roots Matter for Dyslexia and Struggling Readers. Words with Latin roots often appear in longer, multisyllabic forms. For students who have difficulty with these types of words, identifying the root can be the key to unlocking their meaning and improving reading comprehension.
Font Sensitivity and Dyslexia
I love learning – to be more specific, I love to read. Oftentimes, friends and family will poke fun at me for my adoration of academic journals and research papers. Honestly, they’d probably make fun of my use of “adoration,” and ask why I couldn’t use a word like “love,” or “appreciate,” instead. 70% of […]
The Honest Truth About Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a genetic language based disability, or learning difference, that occurs in up to 1 in 5 people. 65% of Aspire Academy parents say that their child cannot pronounce longer words. It is more than elementary school reversals and differences in language processing. Dyslexia can affect overall communication. In young people, dyslexia can cause […]
Online Dyslexia Tutoring Provides Success to Many Students
Online dyslexia tutoring is great choice when in-person tutoring is not available. At Aspire Academy, 25% of our tutoring is delivered through one-on-one, online sessions every day. Students are assigned to one tutor, and relationships are built in a caring setting that has live instruction.. Our students look forward to their online sessions and have […]
Important Words for Kids With School Struggles
Build resilience in your child who struggles in school. Help them find what they are good at.
Dyslexia and the World of Math
My results came as a surprise to my parents. I was 16, a junior in highschool, and did not show stereotypical signs of dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, or auditory processing disorder. I maintained a 3.0 GPA most semesters, and always ended up with an A in my English courses. I was not the perfect poster […]
10 Questions To Ask If Your Child Struggles with Reading
Ten Questions To Ask at Teacher Conferences When Your Child Struggles with Reading and Spelling From preschool through fourth grade, my son struggled with reading, writing, and spelling. At the time, I wasn’t sure what to ask during teacher conferences. After years of research and working with many children who face similar challenges, I’ve learned […]
Does your child hate school? Dig deeper!
Late, sloppy work & acting out can signal late to emerge reading disabilities 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 were not complex. But when words began to have three or more syllables, they begin to struggle. Reading […]
Reading Fluency – Why Speed Shouldn’t Matter…
I have attended many IEP meetings where the reading goal is fluency (words per minute read), and the child has yet to master their letter sounds and the ability to decode unknown words. Fluency cannot be a goal if the child has not yet mastered the skills that come before fluency: 1) letter sound knowledge, […]
Middle or High 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 were not complex. But when words began to have three or more syllables, they begin to struggle. LATE TO EMERGE READING DISABILITIES Research conducted by the American Psychological Association, and […]