by Bob Almack | Mar 14, 2014 | Dyslexia, General, Reading Fluency
Lisa Livingston, the mother of one of our students, writes from Virginia So, I have heard Bob talk about OnlineReadingTutor and how their training makes new neural connections to the reading centers on the left side of the brain. I believed him, but did not really...
by Bob Almack | Feb 4, 2014 | Dyslexia, Importance of Early Literacy, Reading Fluency
The definition of reading fluency is the ability to read with speed, accuracy and fluidity. Fluency is incomplete without all three of those components. In turn, all three of those components are necessary for comprehension. In her book The Proust and the Squid, Dr...
by Bob Almack | Feb 2, 2014 | Dyslexia, General, Reading Fluency
The United States’ National Reading Panel’s definition of fluency is the ability to read text with accuracy, appropriate rate, and good expression (NICHD, 2000). Fluency is key to reading comprehension. According to the National Reading Panel’s website, “...
by Bob Almack | Jan 8, 2014 | Dyslexia, General, Reading Fluency
Drs. Bennett and Sally Shaywitz “originated and championed the “Sea of Strengths” model of dyslexia which emphasizes a sea of strengths of higher critical thinking and creativity surrounding the encapsulated reading weakness found in children and adults who are...
