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It was a dark, blustery night in late October. Over the howl of the wind blowing through the trees, there was the sound of a door creaking in the distance. Suddenly, a tall dark shadow appeared round the corner… … And now, over to you, our budding Easyread story...

The 5th – 11th October marked the British Dyslexia Association’s Dyslexia Awareness Week. This year’s theme was ‘Making Sense of Dyslexia’. Artists, poets, actors and authors rallied together to share their thoughts on what dyslexia means to them. We shared poet,...

To celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Week, The Guardian published The Box, by poet Sally Gardner, who struggles with reading herself. It's a great description of the frustration of being stuck without the tools that our society expects. Every day, we strive to spread the...

During our initial telephone meetings with parents, we are often told that a child is experiencing a lot of confusion with the letters b and d when reading. And when you take a look at these two letters typed up, you can see why a child may get into a bit of a muddle...

Here at Easyread, we are often posed the question "Should I still be reading to my child whilst they are doing the programme?" Our response? "Yes, it’s great if you can." We are all for continuing to read to your child whilst they are doing Easyread - the only thing...

A recent study by a researcher at the University of Tuzla found a link between children with reading difficulties and being a gifted visual-spatial learner. In one test, children were asked to do a mental 'paper-folding' exercise that involved significant rotation of...