Short and Sweet

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...

Famous Dyslexics: Guy Ritchie

Guy Ritchie is a British filmmaker most famous for his decade-long marriage to Madonna. He directed the hits Snatch and Sherlock Holmes, and has an ongoing fascination with making films about street violence. And he has dyslexia. Ritchie struggled with schoolwork from...

Factoid 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...

Free 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...

Calming 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...