by Bob Almack | Apr 26, 2019 | Installing KVGO
” The brain was never meant to read. The fact that anyone can read at all is a miracle.” ~ Dr Sally Shaywitz. Students with a reading disability, including dyslexia, are not able to access the reading centres in rear left of the brain. Our Orton-Gillingham...
by Bob Almack | Apr 2, 2019 | Dyslexia
What is dyslexia? That is what I asked myself thirteen years ago when I had not even heard of the word, but I was searching for a reason why my daughter presented so many “quirks.” Here is the definition from the International Dyslexia Association: “Dyslexia is a...
by Bob Almack | Mar 30, 2019 | Dyslexia, Reading Fluency
The Online Reading Tutor Dyslexia Screener App screens for dyslexia in under 10 minutes. Parents and educators love it because they can actually see the student’s errors. The App assesses both visual dyslexia (ab / ad) or (ba / ab) and auditory (dysphonetic) dyslexia...
by Bob Almack | Mar 29, 2018 | Installing KVGO
The words dog and cat may well be “read” by memory requiring no decoding skills. On the other hand, sog, rog and lat, zat must be decoded. Another reason for using pseudo words is that longer multi-syllable words are made up of pseudo word segments. For...
by Bob Almack | Mar 3, 2018 | Dyslexia
Dyslexia can lead to low self-esteem. The lasting effects of reading disabilities have been documented for years. Because these disabilities can persist into adulthood, children and adolescents with reading problems often develop low self esteem due to repeated...
