Mar 22, 2013 | DM News Blog
A few weeks ago, we reported on low literacy results for primary aged children living and learning in Northern Ireland. As many as 2 in 5 children were reported to be under-performing. It turns out that there may be have a glitch in the testing system:...
Mar 21, 2013 | DM News Blog
When a child struggles in school, parents often go looking for a reason. Is the child trying hard enough? Does my child have a learning disability? Is the teacher not effective? I was this kind of parent, looking for answers — and possibly labels — that...
Mar 20, 2013 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
A year ago Daisy was constantly taking two steps forward and one step back with her reading. Now, she’s full steam ahead! The Problem Daisy’s initial experiences with reading seemed very promising indeed. She was tackling surprisingly difficult words, and her first...
Mar 19, 2013 | Parent Reviews
I have just seen Cameron’s SENCO teacher today and she told me of his great progress in reading, spelling and comprehension. He has come on really well since we started this course last summer and I can see a huge leap in his reading ability and confidence. He...
Mar 19, 2013 | Parent Reviews
He’s doing well. He sometimes still guesses when he sees words, but his overall reading comprehension is much improved. In fact, even though he sometimes struggles to actually pronounce words out loud, he nevertheless seems to get the overall gist of what ever...
