By Alessa|2020-05-27T15:40:19-04:00May 25th, 2020|Categories: Reading|Tags: guided reading level, lexile|
Matching Book Levels to Reading Ability Finding appropriately challenging books for children to read can be, well, a challenge. Because reading levels are measured in different ways, you'll find that the same book may be classified for Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-05T12:13:33-04:00May 25th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Special Education|Tags: comprehension, DRA reading level, fluency, guided reading level, iReady, lexile, reading level|
As children learn to read, it is important to provide them with optimally challenging reading material. Books that are too hard will cause a child to give up because they can't read the words or understand the sentences. Give Read more...
By Dr. Sharon Summers|2026-04-09T09:04:38-04:00April 20th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Special Education|
Some students who experience reading problems do not have a learning disability. Instead, the muscles in their eyes do not focus well when they are reading things up close. These students may have 20-20 vision but still complain Read more...
By Dr. Sharon Summers|2020-04-19T17:04:05-04:00April 19th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Special Education|Tags: convergence insufficiency, dyslexia, reading disability, vision|
In a quest to find help with a child's reading problems, many parents turn to vision specialists for answers. Google vision problems and dyslexia and you'll find many a web page dedicated to telling you how vision therapy will Read more...
By Dr. Sharon Summers|2020-04-19T17:03:52-04:00April 19th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Special Education|Tags: convergence insufficiency, dyslexia, reading disability, vision|
Convergence Insufficiency is a vision problem that happens when a person's eyes don't focus correctly when they are looking at a book or another up-close item. The ability of both eyes to turn and work together is called binocular Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-03T09:22:02-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Special Education|Tags: diagnosing, dyslexia, reading disability|
A Common Question We Get From Parents About Reading Concerns "My child taught himself to read at the age of 4. He's now 9-years old and reading at a high school level, but I think he may have Read more...
By Alessa|2020-04-19T22:12:05-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Special Education|Tags: dyslexia, reading disability|
Diagnosing Dyslexia According to the International Dyslexia Association, “Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and Read more...
By Alessa|2020-05-25T14:21:30-04:00April 13th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Starting, Teaching|
Essential Reading Skills Reading IS fundamental. So, how do you teach your child the most important homeschool subject? Let's start with the first 2 stages of the reading process: Phonological processing and phonics. Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-03T09:25:21-04:00September 29th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: comprehension, dyslexia, learning disability|
Many children easily master the basic reading process. They go from sounding out individual words to reading full sentences breathlessly. Some parents, however, discover that their child's reading comprehension doesn't quite match their reading level. The kiddo can read Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-03T09:19:23-04:00September 29th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: comprehension|
It can be discouraging, as a parent, to see a good reader struggle with reading comprehension. You can, however, take some 1-on-1 time to work at improving comprehension skills. Talking through comprehension questions with your child - after your Read more...
