Case Study: 6 year old with a pre-K reading age
1. What was reading like for Cameron before Easyread? Main concerns/reading age level/frustrations etc? Cameron is a happy, outgoing, passionate child who showed no signs of interest in listening to books, reading books, trying to figure out sounds, or caring too much...
read moreStanford brain wave study shows best way to read
A recent Stanford study of brain activity during the reading process has shown that letter-to-sound phonics processing is the best way to learn how to read. By comparison, a whole word sight-memorization strategy leads children down the wrong path. We couldn't agree...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: Youngest pilot to fly solo around the world
This young man may not be a household name (yet!), but he's already in the record books. Captain James Anthony Tan is the youngest pilot - and first Malaysian - to fly solo around the world. And he has experienced reading difficulties throughout his young life,...
read moreOverlearning Key Vocabulary: How many words do you know?
Words are so often the symbols with which we understand and communicate with the world around us – especially in the realm of education. Teaching key terms for different topics explicitly is by no means new and yet I have seen plenty of students sitting in English...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: Everton striker Steven Naismith
Steven Naismith is a Scottish footballer who plays for the English Premier League club Everton in Liverpool. In a recent interview, he opened up about his childhood struggles with dyslexia and how they contributed to his success. Naismith was born and raised in...
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Case Study: 19-year-old autistic non reader…
Before Easyread Liam was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and learning difficulties at 4 years old. He was in a special education setting for years until he left school at age 18 without being able to read anything except his own name. His mother tried many...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: England Rugby Captain Chris Robshaw
Athlete Chris Robshaw is the 29-year-old captain of the England national rugby team, and is known for his quiet leadership on and off the pitch. And he has dyslexia. The middle child of three boisterous boys, tragedy struck the family early on when his father died...
read moreReconnecting our Children and Communities with their Gardening Roots
When my grandad said that his allotment committee were heading out to local primary schools to set up vegetable plots in corners of school fields, I had no idea how much of national project this had become. There are hundreds of amazing schemes going on to reconnect...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: Actor Danny Glover
The star of the Lethal Weapon series has had many blockbuster hits in his time as a Hollywood A-list actor. And he has dyslexia, too. Born and raised in San Francisco, Danny Glover struggled from a young age in school with his literacy. In an interview, he described...
read moreSpeaking and Listening in the New UK Curriculum – Storytelling as Part of Who We Are
“Spoken language underpins the development of reading and writing. The quality and variety of language that pupils hear and speak are vital for developing their vocabulary and grammar and their understanding for reading and writing.” Department for Education, GOV.UK...
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