Reading & Dyslexia
3 Things You Can Learn From Your Child’s Handwriting
While analyzing your child’s handwriting is by no means a scientific procedure for determining a learning disorder, there are clues that may help parents recognize a need for professional evaluation. Here are a few things to check for. 1. Messy handwriting: Don’t assume your child is just being lazy. For younger kids, an inability to [...]
Four tips for improving standardized test scores
Four tips for improving standardized test scores Just because your child is smart doesn’t mean they’re going to ace the state assessment tests or SATs. There are lots of factors that contribute to test performance results. Here are four of the most important with tips on how to help. Poor nutrition To keep cognitive function [...]
When a child fails to succeed in school, it’s easy to place blame. Many parents believe it’s either the teacher’s fault for not properly instructing, or the child’s fault for not paying attention. These usually incorrect conclusions often lead parents to enroll their child in a tutoring program.
October is National Dyslexia Awareness Month and what better time to dispel the myths about one of the country’s most common learning disabilities? Test your knowledge on the following misconceptions. The most basic sign of dyslexia is not “reversed letters” as many people think, but rather weak phonemic awareness skills. Phonemic awareness and auditory processing skills are the underlying cognitive abilities to hear and remember the smallest individual units of sound in a word.
Brain-stimulating games to play with your kids
You’re a progressive, 21st Century parent, right? You buy organic when you can, steer clear of anything with high fructose corn syrup, and even considered cloth diapers (for about 20 seconds). You’d do anything to increase your child’s chances for success later in life – so here’s one of the cheapest and easiest ways to make a big difference in their future: brain-stimulating games.
October is National Dyslexia Awareness Month and what better time to dispel the myths about one of the country’s most common learning disabilities? Test your knowledge on the following misconceptions. Myth #1: Dyslexia is about reversing letters. The most basic sign of dyslexia is not “reversed letters” as many people think, but rather weak phonemic [...]
When your child struggles with reading, there may be a better alternative to tutoring When a child fails to succeed in school, it’s easy to place blame. Many parents believe it’s either the teacher’s fault for not properly instructing, or the child’s fault for not paying attention. These usually incorrect conclusions often lead parents to [...]
