When a student is resistant to consistent research based instruction, parents ask WHY? There's a lot of talk about the possibility of...

Reading, writing and spelling are closely intertwined. The best instruction incorporates all three. If you are wondering if your child...

Vocabulary is key to reading comprehension. Readers cannot understand what they are reading without knowing what most of the words mean....

Parents often wonder if their child is spelling and writing at grade level. While it is easier to compare a student's reading level to...

Life is busy. Executive functioning skills help you get things done. According to understood.org, “Executive function is a set of mental...

In the previous post we discussed that your child “has broken the code” and can efficiently use phonics to figure out the words, and now...

You may have heard of the “summer slide”. Not the kind that whisks you into a cool pool. It’s the learning regression that occurs over...

Now that your child “has broken the code” and can efficiently use phonics to figure out the words, it’s time to be certain your reader is...

What is a parent to do in order to get their dyslexic child to read more? Think of it like this….When is the last time you really wanted...

What is Orton-Gillingham? Orton–Gillingham is a teaching approach that was designed to help struggling readers, and research shows that...

By the Joy of Learning Reading….How do we learn to do it? You may have heard the saying, "Reading is rocket science." This is not an...

By The Joy of Learning The struggle truly is REAL. As promised, let’s take a look at a few issues learners, especially those with...

by The Joy of Learning When a dyslexia practitioner hears a parent say, “My child has trouble writing.” One of the first questions asked...

By The Joy of Learning You’ve watched your child struggle in school. You’ve wiped their tears because their school work seems...

What is Phonemic Awareness? Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify and manipulate the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken...

By The Joy of Learning Over the past 2 years, we've all had mixed experiences with virtual schooling. Fortunately, 1-on-1 virtual...