Back to School Nutrition
School has already started for many families as autumn approaches in the Northern Hemisphere. At the beginning of the school year, many of us make lofty goals about implementing more efficient morning routines, packing better school lunches, and enforcing less screen...
read moreCase Study: Autism, dyspraxia, visual issues
For dyspraxic Isaac, reading was a game of luck before he started using the Easyread System. Now, he is a thriving reading machine! The Problem Isaac’s difficulties with balance and coordination first became apparent when he was 4 years old. The staff at day care...
read moreFactoid Fridays: Smaller Screens Help Dyslexic Readers
Fact: A recent study at Harvard showed that it may be easier for dyslexics to read on a smaller screen. A Harvard professor named Dr Matt Scheps has recently studied the optimal screen size for dyslexic readers. He is an astrophysicist who struggles with dyslexia. One...
read moreFree Kindle Books
Kindles, Nooks, and their kin are sweeping the nation. They are lightweight, simple to use and provide immediate access to millions of books. Many readers with dyslexia have also reported that due to the tinted background and letter spacing functionality, reading on...
read moreGrammatical Giggles: Mad Libs/Consequences Game
Looking for a fun game on a rainy afternoon? Look no further: this one combines work on vocabulary and grammar with good old fashioned giggles! Simply have your children fill in the blanks by asking them to come up with words that are the appropriate parts of speech....
read moreFamous Dyslexics: Ingvar Kamprad IKEA Founder
Ingvar Kamprad is not a household name, but his company is. He founded IKEA 60 years ago. And he has dyslexia. Kamprad was raised on a farm in a rural part of Sweden, and from an early age preferred business to farming. As a boy, he made money selling matches to...
read more7 Tips for Traveling Well with Kids
Here are seven simple tips to make any trip go more smoothly: If your kids are old enough to understand, tell them about the trip...kids appreciate being told ahead of time so they know what to expect. Organize all of your travel documents and have them easily...
read moreFactoid Friday: Illiteracy in the Army
Fact: Up to 40% of new recruits into the British Armed Forces have a reading age of 11 years old. The armed forces recently published details of a report into the academic levels of their personnel, in which this and other statistics were revealed. 38% fail a...
read moreCalming Your Child’s Frustration
When it comes to kids who are struggling with reading, frustration and tears are not far behind cracking open a book. As a parent, it can feel a bit like looking on helplessly is the only option, or perhaps abandoning reading practice altogether. A recent article...
read moreEducational Apps: They’re Free!
We're living in the Age of the Apps. Whether you have a smartphone, tablet or regular 'ol computer, thousands of apps are available to you -- and most of the time, for free. Google's browser, Chrome, has an app store full of educational games and programs free to...
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