The signs of dyslexia are oftentimes missed. Dyslexia can look a lot like a memory deficit, ADHD or auditory processing disorder. Oftentimes, these can co-occur with dyslexia. At its core …
Overcoming Reading Difficulties
When a K-2 child is having reading difficulties, the problem usually lies in inadequate reading instruction or dyslexia (or both). Elephant in the room: a major problem or controversial issue that …
Phonics Books & Reading Elephant
I’m very excited to announce the release of my printable phonics books and my new site ReadingElephant.com Reading Elephant This is part one of a two-part post describing why I decided to name my …
My Child Reverses Letters. Is he Dyslexic?
Letter Reversals are common. Every child, at some point, reverses letters. Beginning readers reverse letters often in both reading and spelling, saying “d” for “b” or writing a backwards “p.” Letter …
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Phonics & The Educational Neuroscience
Many researchers have compared whole language and phonics. One of the most striking experiments was done by Bruce McCandliss, a professor of Education at Stanford University. McCandliss is part of an …
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Best Practices in Teaching Reading & The Reading Research
What are the best practices in teaching reading? Now we can peer inside the reading brain and see that all of us mortals must process a word phonologically before accessing meaning. Furthermore, …
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What Are Early Literacy Skills?
Developing early literacy skills does not mean teaching an under five year old to read. Early literacy skills involve reading and talking to your child and (possibly) teaching letter sounds. SPEAKING …
Learning to Read & Dyslexic Students
The single most pervasive myth about learning how to read is that a struggling reader will eventually “catch on.” In fact, my most common client is a mid-second grade student who cannot read at all. …
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What is Phonemic Awareness?
When I get a new student, I immediately assess and start to develop his/her phonemic awareness. As I write about how the student is progressing in phonemic awareness, parents often ask perplexed …