By Dr. Sharon Summers|2020-04-14T11:42:40-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: diagnosing, IDEA, learning disability|
Watching a child struggle to learn how to read can be frustrating for parents. How is it possible, then, for a school to test a child - acknowledge that the child is not reading at grade level - and Read more...
By Alessa|2020-07-18T09:22:07-04:00April 12th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: IQ, learning disability, medical conditions, special needs|
Special needs is a catch-all phrase used to describe a wide variety of students and their educational needs. Not all children who receive special education have a cognitive disability. Some special needs children, referred to as twice exceptional possess very high intelligence. 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|2023-09-29T14:06:05-04:00September 29th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: comprehension, learning disability|
Reading Comprehension is the ability to easily and efficiently read text for meaning. It is the last step of the reading process taught to children, after they've acquired phonological processing skills and learned phonics, fluency, and vocabulary. Learn how Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-05T12:24:28-04:00September 28th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: fluency, learning disability, miscues|
FUN FACT: Most good readers actually skip over about 30% of the words their eyes see on a page - yet they still come away with understanding what the text says. Decades of eye-tracking and reading ability studies tell Read more...
