Mar 5, 2013 | DM News Blog
Let’s face it – no one likes to take a test. It’s normal to feel a little jittery when we know we are being “judged” in some way. And, no matter how nicely we try to package it, our kids understand that the assessment they are about to take is, in fact, meant to...
Feb 28, 2013 | DM News Blog
“Thank you for creating such an innovative and fun system that keeps the child’s interest.” Accelerator, Age 6-9, USA, Parent,
Feb 27, 2013 | DM News Blog
Teachers dream of well-mannered and gracious students who eagerly grasp content and contribute to their lessons. Some of us have been fortunate enough to experience one of these exceptional educators and others have only heard about them. Remarkably, they seem to be...
Feb 26, 2013 | DM News Blog
Using my book, The Little “Read” Hen, the 4th grade students of Caldwell Middle School experienced a fun and fast-paced creative writing workshop that highlighted the steps of story writing: brainstorming, researching, outlining, drafting, editing, and proofing. I...
Feb 22, 2013 | DM News Blog
56% of young people say they read more than 10 books a year, with middle school students reading the most. Some 70% of middle school students read more than 10 books a year, compared with only 49% of high school students. – National Education Association press...
Feb 19, 2013 | DM News Blog
A recent article examined the idea that children are taught too little about their own brains. http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/04/what-kids-should-know-about-their-own-brains/ It sounds a bit crazy, but actually makes real sense. Research over the last decade has...
Feb 15, 2013 | DM News Blog
Unless you are a National Geographic junkie, you may not have heard of Ann Bancroft. In 1986, she journeyed by dogsled 1000 miles from northern Canada to the North Pole, becoming the first woman to do so. She followed up this feat by later making history in South...
Feb 14, 2013 | DM News Blog
When your child is struggling in school, you want to get to the root of the issue as quickly as possible. Nowadays there is more awareness about a wide spectrum of learning problems. Most teachers receive some training about the major diagnoses, and educational...
Feb 13, 2013 | DM News Blog
I am a firm believer that students learn by doing and practicing (over and over!). We cannot simply tell a student to read and write, they have to learn it by doing it! For many students the process of learning these skills comes naturally as they progress through...
Feb 12, 2013 | DM News Blog
Dyslexia has become a recognised condition that affects the learning ability of many children in the U.K. It is highly likely that difficulties that fall within the dyslexic spectrum (including dyscalculia and dysgraphia) may relate to vision, and in particular, to...
Feb 8, 2013 | DM News Blog
The effects of poor literacy on an individual can be wide-reaching as well as deep: we’ve covered quite a bit of ground in recent articles, from gender-related effects to prison sentences. A recent article on the BBC outlined the potential that poor literacy has to...
Feb 7, 2013 | DM News Blog
Soon my first book, Helping Children Learn to Read Through Multi-Sensory Reading Activities – A Handbook and Resource for Parents and Teachers, will be published. Since this week marks the Fifth Annual Celebration of Literacy week, I want to share a...
Feb 6, 2013 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Go-getting Oliver always finished first; except when it came to the reading race… The Problem Oliver had always been the kind of child who put 110% effort into everything he did. His teachers often praised him for his intelligence and the competitive manner in which...
Feb 5, 2013 | DM News Blog
Pictionary is a fun game for the whole the family and for any age; there is even an edition designed for younger children. You can make up your own version of the game and add your own words suitable for different age groups and a variety of subjects. Hidden in such a...
Feb 1, 2013 | DM News Blog
Jay Leno is best known as the comic host of The Tonight Show, which he anchored from 1992 to 2009, and rejoined again in 2010. What is less well-known is that he struggled to read and write as a child for years due to his dyslexia. Leno was born in New York City in...
Jan 31, 2013 | DM News Blog
As a parent I generally avoid thinking about this, if I can! But one really should be realistic about it and, either way, there is a gently stomach-churning joy in having a peek. A new report gives you a pretty good feeling for the minimum:...
Jan 30, 2013 | DM News Blog
Taylor’s Story Everyone recognizes Dr. Seuss, right? To a dyslexic, rhymes can be such a struggle — even impossible. Many don’t hear the letter sounds like you and I. My daughter Taylor never learned to rhyme. Taylor, for instance, is an 11th grader who...
Jan 29, 2013 | DM News Blog
Over a decade ago, Easyread was developed to help highly visual learners who were struggling with their reading. Founder David Morgan’s two sons both struggled in the first few years of formal education to achieve literacy that matched their overall intelligence....
Jan 25, 2013 | DM News Blog
Fact: Every additional year of primary school boosts girls’ future wages by 10-20%, and an extra year of secondary school by 15-25%.* English is one of the world’s trickiest languages due to its irregular spelling patterns and morphophonemic nature. Because of...
Jan 24, 2013 | Child Reviews, DM Case Studies, DM News Blog, Parent Reviews
Easyread was as much of an education for primary school teacher Christine as it was for her daughter… The Problem Phonics was a walk in the park for Catherine at age 5. She was in the top half of her class and had an all-round superb first year at school. However,...
