Every teacher in every classroom in every school in this country (and beyond) will come across several, if not dozens, of students who just can’t keep seem to get the ‘reading thing’ down. The students are smart, articulate, and creative, yet they omit small words, read slowly, have difficulty spelling, and stumble, guess or mumble…
Dyslexia for a Day: Perfect for Dyslexia Awareness Month
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month and the perfect time to get informed about this neurological processing disorder. Despite popular opinion that dyslexia is a simple reversal or switching around of words while reading, it is far from that. Instead, the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)…
Dyslexia and the Special Education Law
The mere utterance of the word dyslexia within the confines of a school campus can stop a conversation and create a divide between a parent and that school. This does not have to be the case and there is information teachers can arm themselves with and become a resource and support for parents/guardians who are…