Providing Notes to Students with Dyslexia
Does your child not take notes during class, and doesn’t have test study guides filled out? This is a warning sign of a learning disability and can be a symptom of dyslexia, dysgraphia and ADHD. Below is common reasons why your child may not be taking notes in school. Students with dyslexia find it almost […]
Dyslexia and Reversals? Why Do They Occur?
By Heidi Stoffel, Wilson Level I Certified Tutor A common misconception of dyslexia is that people affected by it see things backwards. This is because, as children, they often reverse their b’s and d’s, p’s and g’s, and sometimes even mix up n and u and w and m. They may even write the word […]
What Schools Won’t Tell You…
Our brains organize in the womb, and studies show our brains will organize differently based upon genetics. Studies show that the left-side of the brain is more efficient at the task of reading (first slide). Dyslexic brains organize differently. 80% of students with an IEP for reading have undiagnosed dyslexia (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005). […]
Controlled Text for Dyslexic Readers
As a tutor, I aim to please my customers! And when my dyslexic students and their parents beg me for stories to read, because they so want to utilize their new skills, I have been embarrassed by the lack of controlled text stories that are fun and interesting. Many incorporate too much-uncontrolled text, or they are […]