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What Parents Can Do
As a reading teacher, and a parent of a dyslexic child I am writing to parents in the community to tell you that there are things that you can do to help your child right now. One of the most important things is easy and costs no money-- just time. Read aloud to your children each night. Remember... More-->
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Why is it so hard to teach a dyslexic kid to tie his shoes
I would love any suggestions any one has on this one. We are doing everything we can for my 7 year old to help his reading and we are making slow progress. Not sure if shoe tie tutors exist but I might think about it. It is SO frustrating for him.... More-->
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Tutoring Is It Worth The Aggravation?
YES!! I understand that tutoring can be expensive, time consuming and hard to justify, but I believe the one on one work is invaluable. My son has been tutored for four years by the same wonderful woman who works with him on his reading using the Orton-Gillingham method. The biggest bonus has been o... More-->
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Eye Tracking Therapy
My son is preparing for the SSAT and the tutor notice some skipping of syllables and vocabulary scoring lower than his intelligence (gifted IQ) and verbal conversation suggests. She suggested seeing an opthamologist that tests and then recommends if necessary eye tracking therapy to get him to his ... More-->
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Retention?
Does anyone have an opinion on whether or not repeating a grade in early elementary school is at all helpful to a dyslexic child- assuming the classroom is strong in phonics and generally supportive of special needs...... More-->
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Wilson Reading
Does anyone teach the Wilson Reading program?... More-->
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Reading Horizons for high school student
I have a 15 year old son. I have home schooled him from the beginning. We have tried many phonics intervention programs, including one by the Wright Group recommended in Dr. Shaywitz's book. He can read fairly well. He still struggles identifying individual sounds in words. His handwriting is terrib... More-->
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Lindamood-Bell
As an educator, I admit that I was initially suspicious of the slick marketing materials produced by Lindamood-Bell. They felt like they belonged to a shopping mall, not a school. However, after hearing learning specialists and parents claim that Lindamood-Bell had significantly helped several stru... More-->
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