May 21, 2013 | DM News Blog
by Brigid Hekster, Chartered Psychologist For most parents one of the hallmarks of their child’s early success in the primary school years is a progression from reading books aimed at teaching reading to becoming a free reader. Sometimes difficulties with literacy...
Mar 14, 2013 | DM News Blog
Taking the Stress out of Reading Perhaps as a parent you’ve struggled with how to help a reluctant reader. Books flying across the room sound familiar? Tears over homework? Sullen silence during reading practice? For 1 in 5 children, reading does not seem to come...
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...
Nov 21, 2012 | DM News Blog
When I first heard my child’s diagnosis, I remember going blank. Strange to remember feeling “nothing,” but it was very powerful. What gradually seeped in was disbelief, fear, guilt, and then, fear again. My daughter was diagnosed with a form of Muscular Dystrophy...
Oct 22, 2012 | Parent Reviews
I can’t tell you how much Easyread has helped me. Before Easyread every night I would shout at my mum and she would shout at me but now we don’t because Easyread has helped me to read because I can decode better. – Caitlin (age 7)
