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Signs of ADHD in Teens

Posted on 27.Sep.21 in Struggling Readers

Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, is a lifelong condition that children will be continuously learning to cope with throughout their adolescent and adult life. Although the average diagnosis for an ADHD… Read more

Types of Reading Disabilities

Posted on 23.Sep.21 in Struggling Readers

Understanding reading disabilities can be a challenge for many teachers and parents. Children that are struggling readers may struggle with their academic achievement. They may have difficulty keeping up with… Read more

The Necessary Reading Comprehension Strategies for Children Who Have Autism

Posted on 23.Sep.21 in Struggling Readers

A diagnosis of autism contains a wide range of abilities. Because children who have autism may have impaired language or communication abilities, it can impact their ability to understand a… Read more

The Four Best Ways to Use Apps With Children Who Have Autism

Posted on 23.Sep.21 in Struggling Readers

Autism is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects communication, learning, and social thinking. Autism is a spectrum disorder, meaning that the characteristics of autism can be seen at varying… Read more

Strategies for Dyslexia:

Posted on 10.Sep.21 in Struggling Readers

What Parents Need to Know A child who has dyslexia has difficulty with the phonology, or the sounds, of language. This difficulty is with understanding that spoken words can be… Read more

The Best Font Styles, Sizes, Spacing, and Colors for Dyslexia

Posted on 9.Sep.21 in Struggling Readers

There is growing research to support the fact that we can make reading easier on people with dyslexia by changing some things about how the words are presented, also known… Read more

How Dyslexia Affects Spelling (Skills)

Posted on 9.Sep.21 in Struggling Readers

If you have a child who has been diagnosed with dyslexia, you may have noticed the difficulty with spelling that accompanies the difficulty with reading. This is because both reading… Read more

How to Identify Dyslexia and Support Reading in Preschoolers

Posted on 9.Sep.21 in Struggling Readers

While it may seem early, preschool is an important age for establishing a solid foundation of literacy skills that can set your child up for reading and writing success. In… Read more

Is Your Child Struggling with Sight Words?

Posted on 9.Sep.21 in Struggling Readers

1. How Sight Words Factor into Reading In reading, sight words are words that are recognized instantly, without the need to sound them out. These words are processed orthographically. Orthographic… Read more

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