by Stephen | Feb 19, 2021 | dyslexia, dyslexics, phonemic awareness
Dyslexia Dyslexia is caused by visually flipping letters within a word. But the truth is it’s the inability to hear the sounds within the words. I know this is news. For centuries it was thought to be a visual problem. In fact, a century ago Dr Orton, a...
by Stephen | Oct 31, 2020 | dyslexia, dyslexics, learning to read, phonics games
Are Phonological Awareness Skills a Needed Bridge Are phonological awareness skills a path to reading? Phonological Awareness is the ability to hear rhymes. Usually rhymes are a 2 to 3 sound fragment at the end of each word. This skill may be a step to sound out new...
by Stephen | Oct 30, 2020 | dyslexia, dyslexics, learning to read, phonics games, Reading Problems
What Are The Reading Problems in Elementary Education Reading problems in elementary education are very common. The top 3 reading problems are are decoding i.e. sounding out words, speed and comprehension. This article will focus on decoding and...
by Stephen | Oct 17, 2020 | dyslexia, dyslexics, learning to read, phonemic awareness, phonics games
The Dyslexia Controversy What happens when you are dyslexic? The common myth is that it is a visual problem, but Dr. Sally Shaywitz from Yale proved it was an auditory problem. (Yes, you can find it on the Internet today 20 years after her groundbreaking research.)...
by Stephen | Oct 9, 2020 | dyslexia, learning to read, phonics games
Dyslexia Symptoms Dyslexia symptoms include trouble learning nursery rhymes, mispronouncing familiar words, not recognize rhyming patterns and a family history. (For a more complete list see Yale Dyslexia.) The constant in all this is low phonemic awareness or...
by Stephen | Sep 26, 2020 | dyslexia, learning to read, phonemic awareness, phonics games
Dyslexia is Curable, But The War Is For The Heart Of The Child My brother and I are dyslexic. (It is a genetic problem usually and runs in the family. Although you can teach someone to be dyslexic.) Dyslexia is curable if treated in elementary school. Our...
