Nutrition & Dyslexia – What Works?
On top of assessments and tailored teaching, children with dyslexia and dyspraxia can benefit massively from the right nutrition. The most important factor to consider is essential fat deficiencies and the significant role of essential fatty acids play in improving...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher is best known as the primary songwriter and driving force behind the success of the band Oasis. He played lead guitar and provided vocals for the band that was frontlined by his younger brother Liam. He has been called one of the greatest songwriters of...
read moreQuestions About Vision Therapy?
Helping Every Child to Read recently hosted a live Q+A session with a vision therapy expert from the US, Dr Joel Warshowsky. Dr Warshowsky wrote an article about ‘the misdiagnosed child’, and then opened up the floor for questions that were submitted electronically....
read moreGreat progress since starting the Easyread program!
Alana has made great progress since starting the Easyread program. For three years, she received extra help in school, but with little improvement. Now, she is more confident and we can see at least 2 or 3 level improvement reading. She has a tendency to revert to...
read moreCase Study: Twin brothers, guessing, atrocious spelling
The twin boys who went from reading horror to total reading happiness! The Problem Twins Daniel and James had always been similarly happy and outgoing boys. However, their struggles with reading and writing seemed to set them apart very clearly… The first time Jill...
read moreA Recipe for Wondering …
Ingredients: 3 pounds Observation 2 cups of Creativity 2 cups of Critical Thinking 4 containers of Questions Tools: 1 small Scoop Imagination-covered Chopping Board Medium Glass Bowl Directions: Start by measuring out a chunk of time for observation. The chunk of...
read moreFactoid Friday: Dyslexics Make Better Spies
Fact: Did you know that many of the top codebreakers at Britain’s intelligence agency GCHQ have dyslexia? A recent article highlighted the fact that some of the most talented codebreakers in the business struggle with literacy and have a dyslexia diagnosis. People...
read moreBuilding Literacy through…Vacation!
The kids are jumping up and down. The whole family is about to leave on vacation. Maybe you are flying to a famous amusement park. Perhaps you are driving several hours or days to visit with Grandma and Grandpa. You can make the trip more fun, AND educational as well,...
read moreGames to Improve Your Child’s Short-Term Memory
“She reads a word on one page, but then has forgotten it by the next page! This makes reading a nightmare…” Short-term memory weakness is one of the eight causes of reading difficulty. It can be a tricky one to pinpoint, because many parents may believe their child...
read moreFamous Dyslexics: Princess Beatrice
Princess Beatrice is the fifth grandchild of the Queen of England, daughter of the Queen’s son Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. She has recently been named royal patron of the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre, which she said hugely helped...
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