Oct 23, 2013 | DM News Blog
Michael Faraday (1791-1867) is thought of as the best experimentalist scientist in the history of the discipline. He discovered many chemical and physical properties, and invented the first version of the Bunsen burner – even though it now carries the name of a later...
Oct 22, 2013 | DM News Blog
What if your child was extremely bright, creative, social, artistic, “normal” in every sense of the word, but couldn’t read? Would you think they were lazy, stupid, unfocused or not working hard enough? What if your child who was once happy and eager to go to...
Oct 17, 2013 | DM News Blog
Thomas Edison (1847-1931) was an American inventor responsible for many of our modern electrical devices, including the phonograph for amplifying sound, the motion picture camera, the light bulb, the stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, and a battery for an...
Oct 15, 2013 | DM News Blog
Growing up, I spent a lot of time in the nonfiction section at the local library. My passions varied. Sometimes it was Indian lore and how to make a teepee (mine never stayed up), horses, kitchen science, or true ghost stories at Halloween. Basically I preferred the...
Oct 11, 2013 | DM News Blog
Cher is an American singer and actress perhaps best known for her iconic appearance. She won an Academy Award for her role in the film Moonstruck and has released many best-selling singles over the years, especially in the partnership Sonny & Cher. And she is...
Oct 9, 2013 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
The Problem Remembering words was always difficult for Sam, and before long it was clear he was in big trouble. Before age 5 nothing seemed to separate Sam from his classmates developmentally. Mum Lisa began to have some doubts about her son’s ability to interact with...
Oct 8, 2013 | DM News Blog
Mind Maps are a study technique which are proven to enhance learning, improve understanding and memory through the visual representation of information. Mind Maps are a great way of exploring ideas, building upon themes and gaining a deeper understanding of a concept....
Oct 4, 2013 | DM News Blog
An article written by an experienced chiropractor has outlined why “W” sitting is something we should be discouraging in our children. Confused about what “W” sitting is? Here’s a visual cue: She goes on to explain that there are postural...
Oct 3, 2013 | DM News Blog
Scientists at the University of Utah have discovered that the eyes influence what the brain hears. The scientists did an experiment with epilepsy patients where they actually measured brain activity when the subject was presented with an image and a sound at the same...
Oct 1, 2013 | DM News Blog
Watching a movie with your children is another way to enhance and extend a good reading experience—and it’s just plain fun. Of course, many film adaptations don’t quite live up to their literary sources, but movies have their own charms. Watching a movie...
Sep 27, 2013 | DM News Blog
Sir Anthony Hopkins is an award-winning actor, composer and pianist who has enjoyed a long and illustrious career. And he has dyslexia. He was born Philip Anthony Hopkins in Wales, but his grandfather called him George and his Dad called him Charlie – and his stage...
Sep 25, 2013 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
From losing streak to winning streak: last year 10 year old Nathan was unable to decode even single words. After a few months of using The Easyread System, he is happily reading entire chapters! The Problem Nathan had always been a shy child, and so starting school...
Sep 20, 2013 | DM News Blog
Fact: The human mind is not designed for heavy-duty multitasking. We can only fully focus on one thing at a time. Psychological research over the years has shown that we are far worse at multi-tasking than we think we are. What we call “multi-tasking” is...
Sep 19, 2013 | DM News Blog
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain By Barbara Arrowsmith-Young It is a common belief that once a person is diagnosed with a learning disability, they are stuck with that challenge for life. Barbara Arrowsmith-Young had a profound set of deficits that labeled her with...
Sep 13, 2013 | DM News Blog
Jerry Hall, the former wife of Rolling Stones legend Mick Jagger, has publicly acknowledged the fact that she and all four of her children have dyslexia. Hall and Jagger have four children, Elizabeth, James, Georgia May and Gabriel, all of whom have received help for...
Sep 12, 2013 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Having ADHD, dyslexia and chronic low confidence, Cameron had the odds stacked against him when it came to reading and spelling. With Easyread he was finally able to begin closing the gap… The Problem Cameron was a bright toddler and reached all his speech milestones...
Sep 10, 2013 | DM News Blog
Do you have a smart and creative child that has trouble reading, writing and/or spelling? Do you know what dyslexia is? Is there a Decoding Dyslexia Movement in your state? The Decoding Dyslexia Movement started with a group of parents from New Jersey who came...
Sep 6, 2013 | DM News Blog
Fact: Did you know that most authors outline their books visually before beginning to write them? Through Easyread, we work with many visual learners who have headed down a guessing and sight-reading strategy with their reading rather than learning phonics. This has...
Sep 4, 2013 | DM News Blog
John Britten (1950-1995) was a New Zealander mechanical engineer who invented the fastest motorcycle in the world. From a young age, he struggled with dyslexia and school was more difficulty because of that. He often had both a reader for questions and a scribe for...
Sep 3, 2013 | DM News Blog
Sometimes, no matter what great books we try to coax children into reading, they just can’t get through a chapter book. Struggling readers can be overwhelmed by the length of longer reading selections, and they need materials that can be completed in one...
