by Bob Almack | Dec 4, 2013 | Dyslexia, General, Reading Fluency
According to Dr. Sally Shaywitz, “Dyslexia is a complex problem that has its roots in the very basic brain systems that allow man to understand and express language.” (Shaywitz, Sally; Overcoming Dyslexia, 2003; p. 93) As teachers and parents, we understand that it...
by Bob Almack | Nov 27, 2013 | Dyslexia, General, Reading Fluency
Nonsense Words and Dyslexia Nonsense words are made-up words which allows for dyslexics to improve their decoding skills. Non-impaired readers can read nonsense words because of their phonological decoding ability. Some examples of some nonsense words are za, din,...
by Bob Almack | Oct 23, 2013 | Dyslexia, General, Reading Fluency
Many of our students’ reading disabilities are described by Dr Stanislas Dehaene in his book Reading In The Brain ” …. visualspatial attention is of paramount importance to the normal development of reading. Good decoding skills do not arise from...
by Bob Almack | Oct 9, 2013 | Dyslexia, General, Reading Fluency
I received this email from Lisa in Virginia. I have posted it with her permission. As a parent of a daughter who is dyslexic, I have been researching and trying to understand what my daughter is going through. I read an autobiography of Susan Hampshire, an actress...
by Bob Almack | Oct 4, 2013 | Dyslexia, General, Reading Fluency
” Reading levels in children may be more likely to predict future income than socioeconomic status at birth, psychologists from the University of Edinburgh found. In a recent study published in Psychological Science, they compared socioeconomic and academic data...
by Bob Almack | Oct 1, 2013 | Dyslexia
This smart, right brain dominant grade three boy shows some of the gifts of dyslexia. In this case this child shows exceptional creativity and spatial awareness. This child is home schooled because his mom and dad do not believe his local school will be able help him...
by Bob Almack | Jul 19, 2013 | Dyslexia, General, Reading Fluency
Dr Stanislas Dehaene is a leading dyslexia researcher. In his book “Reading and the Brain” Dr Dehaene states: “While a majority of (dyslexic) children predominantly suffer from phonological deficits, the difficulty in others stems from another...
by Bob Almack | Apr 27, 2013 | Dyslexia, General, Reading Fluency
This intelligent grade 4 boy from a farm in Ontario has both ADD and dyslexia. His recent psychoeducational assessment revealed both phonological processing and visual discrimination issues. Although the term dyslexia is rarely used in these assessments in Ontario,...
by Bob Almack | Apr 16, 2013 | General
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