Spelling analysis is a powerful tool for helping students master decoding and spelling. Spelling patterns are like little lights illuminating how the student’s brain has …
Readable letters and correctly spelled words are two must-have building blocks for literacy. But literacy is more than words. To be literate students must be …
January 23 is National Handwriting Day, established in 1977 by the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association to encourage people to buy pens and pencils. Today, it …
Perhaps you’ve had this experience: you decide to learn a new skill. Let’s use bread-baking as an example, but it could easily be a foreign …
You may have noticed that we recently made some dramatic improvements to the Lexercise practice platform, with new games that enable students to practice the …
In a recent post, we discussed the value of using systems to achieve goals. In our last post, we talked about the importance of using …
Dyslexia? “Oh no no. We don’t say that.” In Part 4 of her Unlocking Dyslexia series on NPR’s All Things Considered, Gabrielle Emanuel explored the …
Dyslexics tend to go through life unconventionally. They have to come up with alternative routes to garner successful results– and often by themselves. They regularly …
Mistakes can cause frustration for your child, but they can also be used to teach your child to process frustration in a healthy way. It …
Most of school is made up of reading, and when you are dyslexic, it can be extremely draining. When your child comes home from a …
We have all heard the saying “Practice makes perfect,” but not all forms of practice are effective. According to K. Anders Ericsson, a psychologist and …
Reading is essential for all students to grow academically, but is especially important to dyslexics. However, dyslexics’ difficulties often discourage them to pick up a book …