Recommendations to the Congressional Science, Space and Technology Committee

by Bob Almack | Oct 20, 2014 | Dyslexia, General, Importance of Early Literacy

The following is taken from the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity website: dyslexia.yale.edu In response to the many who have asked, below are the Recommendations made to the Congressional Science, Space and Technology Committee on September 18, 2014. I am...

Reading Fluency: Why Accuracy Is Not Enough

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...

Is Shaming Girls The Answer To Teen Pregnancy?

by Bob Almack | Mar 17, 2013 | Dyslexia, General, Importance of Early Literacy, Reading Fluency

In the March 16, 2013 edition of the NY Times, Richard Reeves commends the city of New York’s newest effort to combat teen pregnancy: shame. Quoting directly from Reeve’s opening paragraph: ” New York is deploying a powerful weapon to reduce teen...

Question From a Mom In Wisconsin

by Bob Almack | Mar 16, 2013 | Dyslexia, General, Importance of Early Literacy, Reading Fluency

I received this email from a parent in Wisconsin. Her grade  3 son was a non-reader when I started tutoring him two months ago . He is already one third finished his ITP. Just a quick question I was going to ask and then forgot… Sandy goes to a Montessori school...

The Importance of Early Reading Fluency

by Bob Almack | Apr 6, 2012 | Dyslexia, Importance of Early Literacy, Reading Fluency

In a so called “get tough on crime” agenda, Canada’s federal government is going to spend tens of millions of dollars on new prisons. Does research suggest this is an effective and wise investment, particularly when crime rates are falling? Research from United States...

Shut Off the TV and Read to Your Toddler.

by Bob Almack | Oct 20, 2011 | General, Importance of Early Literacy

U.S. pediatricians call on parents to keep children away from television, videos until their second birthday.  Vancouver Sun, Wed Oct 19 2011, Page: B1 / Front, Section: Canada & World, By: Elizabeth Lopatto, Dateline: NEW YORK, Source: Bloomberg And Agence...