Jul 4, 2014 | DM News Blog
I vividly remember watching The Three Lives of Thomasina over and over when I was a child. I recently read an article about the lead actress, Susan Hampshire, and found out that she was so dyslexic as a child that her mother set up an independent school to teach her!...
Jul 2, 2014 | DM News Blog
One of the most famous dyslexics around is acclaimed director Steven Spielberg. We wrote a profile on his life as a dyslexic a few years ago. Now a new video has just come out with a live interview where he discusses dyslexia, being bullied, and how movies saved him....
Jun 27, 2014 | DM News Blog
I recently stumbled across an Internet gem that has been floating around teacher blogs for a while. A teacher named David Didau came up with it and calls it “slow writing”. Here’s how he describes it: “I first came up with the idea when...
Jun 25, 2014 | DM News Blog
Looking for some reading material that will keep your child’s nose stuck in a book all summer? Look no further than a great book review blog written by kids, for kids! http://thiskidreviewsbooks.com is a fun blog started by 9-year-old Erik 3 years ago to write...
Jun 23, 2014 | DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Just hot off the press: an inspiring Easyread testimonial complete with fun dinner game recommendation that help with phonics and spelling! Just some quick feedback regarding H’s progress. We have seen a big change in H’s approach to reading. He now tries...
Jun 23, 2014 | DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Just hot off the press: an inspiring Easyread testimonial complete with fun dinner game recommendation that help with phonics and spelling! Just some quick feedback regarding H’s progress. We have seen a big change in H’s approach to reading. He now tries...
Jun 20, 2014 | DM News Blog
Promising new artist Angelina Mazzanti calls herself a “Double D”: dyslexic and diabetic. She was diagnosed with dyslexia when she started having reading difficulties at school at age 6. Learning was a constant struggle for her. Art, on the other hand,...
Jun 18, 2014 | DM News Blog
NBC’s Ann Curry recently interviewed award-winning photographer Robert Clark, who strongly believes that his brain was wired for photography — and dyslexia. His photos span the breadth of human existence, from high school football to war-ravaged...
Jun 4, 2014 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Will used to hate books and refuse to read. Once he started struggling in school, he turned from a happy chappy into an angry school-hater. One year in to his education, everything changed… BEFORE: Before Easyread, Will was at least a year behind his peers...
Jun 2, 2014 | DM News Blog
Her reading has greatly improved. She is coming to the end of grade 4. She should be reading at level 4.9 by the end of the year. She is currently reading at 4.6, which is pretty close. She has also read all the stories twice. Unless a new story is put into the...
May 30, 2014 | DM News Blog
It is estimated that over 60,000 children in the UK are currently home-educated. This means that there are a growing number of resources available online to support home learning. And the good news for families of young children – home-educated or not! –...
May 23, 2014 | DM News Blog
Duncan Goodhew is a famous British swimmer and sport advocate who medalled at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. And he is dyslexic. He struggled with reading and literacy from a young age, though his dyslexia was not diagnosed until his teens. He has said in interviews that...
May 21, 2014 | DM News Blog
All is going well. William bought home a school journal/chapter book and managed to read practically all of the words – I am stunned!! Compared to where we were a few months ago! I am going to check with the teacher where he is at as the book was for over age 8...
May 16, 2014 | DM News Blog
Fact: Recent fMRI research shows that using your hands helps trigger stronger memory for learning. When people write things, they remember them for a longer period of time. This has some interesting implications for children with reading and spelling difficulties. We...
May 9, 2014 | DM News Blog
Folks, Just had to share this as it happened after my last phone call with Sarah. While doing her school reading books today and yesterday Amalie successfully decoded the following words: navigate communicate cackled adoringly corrected carnivore It was tentative but...
May 8, 2014 | DM News Blog
For parents of schoolchildren in the northern hemisphere, May and June can be nail-biting months. As the school year comes to an end, parents with struggling learners can be catapulted into worries about how their child will cope with the demands of the next year with...
May 6, 2014 | Child Reviews, DM News Blog
Dear David Easyread has really helped me with my spelling and typing!!! From Harry
May 2, 2014 | DM News Blog
Fact: In a 2011 study, dyslexics and typical readers were shown blurred images. The dyslexic students were able to decipher the images. Most typical readers were not. Dyslexia, or an unexpected reading difficulty given a learner’s intelligence, often makes the...
Apr 29, 2014 | DM News Blog
Hi Sarah, Things are going very well with the eye tracking. He is doing them at school and his teacher is also reminding him to do them before they read and before a test. His counselor gave him an extra exercise that includes eye tracking and breathing to help with...
Apr 29, 2014 | DM News Blog
About a third of the children we help have visual function weaknesses that hold them back. Even after we have fixed poor phonemic skills, issues like eye-tracking or convergence can prevent them from reaching their full reading potential. We often prescribe a 10-day...
