“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Maria Robinson, From Birth to One …
Continue Reading“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Maria Robinson, From Birth to One …
If you have been exploring ways to help your child with dyslexia or other reading difficulties, you have probably heard the term “Orton-Gillingham.” So what …
Many students in the United States today are struggling readers. The U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics evaluates reading comprehension every two …
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 …
Dyslexic Students Can Become Proficient Readers and Writers In our recent series on the building blocks for language and literacy, we looked at two foundational …
Emergent Literacy Skills The goal of literacy, like language itself, is communication. In our previous post, we introduced comprehensible input – the way, through a …
The Importance of Early Literacy As we begin the new year (and, by the way, Happy New Year!) we’d like to do all we can …
Here at Lexercise, we make a special effort to express gratitude. It takes just a moment to say Thank you, but the benefits can be …
In a recent “Best of NPR” newsletter, Christopher Dean Hopkins writes about helping young students cope with unusual conditions as they return to school. He …
As we move into another school year, parents everywhere are scrambling for resources and examining the “lessons” of last year’s experience. Whether the local school …