dyslexia help

As a dyslexia tutor, one of the activities that I have my dyslexic students do every session is read aloud. Typically, we do this last during a dyslexia tutoring session, because it provides reinforcement for everything that the student has been learning that day and during previous sessions. This activity is not only valuable for dyslexia […]

In my last post, I discussed the advice that dyslexia tutors often give to parents who wish to find books to read with their dyslexic children. In this post, I thought that I would offer some other tips on choosing books that I have come up with in my years as a dyslexia tutor. One important aspect of choosing reading

A dyslexia tutor is often asked about appropriate reading material for dyslexic students. Many parents wish to know what sort of books are good to read at home with their dyslexic children. When choosing a book to read with a dyslexic child, an important aspect to consider is the reading level of the book, and

In my last post, I discussed the debate among dyslexia tutors and other educational professionals concerning the labeling of dyslexia as a “disability”. As I mentioned, some dyslexia tutors dislike this label because it seems to imply that dyslexics are unable to learn to read, write and spell.  In fact, this is far from the