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ACT Scores Help

Reading help in middle school and high school: Improves ACT scores from the teens to the 20s Allows students to go to the college they want to attend not the only college that will accept them Allows students to achieve their career goals and dreams Makes reading achievable, more rewarding and it improves spelling and […]

Recommended College Accommodations for Dyslexia, Dysnomia, and Dysgraphia

College Accommodations for Dyslexia

When you visit the Accommodations/Disability office at your college of choice after being accepted, use this list to plan what accommodations you will ask for. Whatever accommodations are approved will be provided to your professor and will be given to you for all of your classes. Print this list and highlight the accommodations that would […]

Doing online learning right

online learning during Covid-19

Learning occurs best when children are engaged socially, emotionally and are not stressed. Learning occurs best when it is customized to the child.

Help your struggling reader!

Aspire Academy - Boy Reading

  If your child is struggling to write sentences, learn their sight words, and their reading is choppy and laborious, dig deeper. 80% of kids who struggle with reading, writing and/or spelling lack a key skill needed to be successful…they do not have phonemic awareness. What does this mean? A child that does not have […]

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 that child needs. Schools will often tell you that your child will: Out grow their reading struggles Not everyone is good at spelling They are not “low enough” to get […]

Reading help – No pressure, free parent consultations!

attention problem in children

Are you schooling your child at home due to COVID-19? Are you noticing that they are struggling with reading, writing and spelling more than the typical child? Schedule a no-cost, parent consultation with Aspire Academy. Children do not outgrow their reading struggles, and to master reading and spelling, struggling children need a structured, systematic phonics […]

Is it really ADHD?

Inattention in school is not just ADHD When children struggle with learning, and the way information is being presented, they will often get off-task, clown around, withdraw or act out. There are many issues that cause inattention in school including: dyslexia (trouble with reading), slow processing speed or dysnomia (trouble recalling known information), dyscalculia (trouble […]

Advocating for our children who struggle with reading

what dyslexia looks like

By Kara Wishman Wow. Parents of children who struggle with reading.  Are you exhausted?   We’ve read the articles detailing the jobs and the salaries for mothers who stay at home. I would love to see the additional salary tacked on for moms or dads of kids with disabilities, and in particular, moms or dads […]