I am a university professor, and I occasionally have students with various reading difficulties ask me about possible avenues of support. DyslexiaHelp lists a number of reading, spelling and writing programs for help with dyslexia. Are there any particular programs that you recommend over others?

My son was recently diagnosed with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. We will be homeschooling him in January. Do you have any tips on how to help him best learn?

I have found tons of research about the benefits of audiobooks for students with dyslexia, but not much about whether it is important or pointless to track the text simultaneously? I'm wondering what you’ve found on this topic?

In this free app, Leo the Lion teaches the basics of multiplication before putting them to the test.

My 8-year-old daughter is dyslexic as well as inattentive ADHD. She attends a private school and is on an ISP. After reviewing her recent report card, she broke out into tears at the low marks she received. She was especially heartbroken over getting the lowest possible marks in two categories: “listens/follows directions” and “shows effort.” Do you have any recommendations on how to address this with the teacher?

My 6-year-old daughter hates school and always has. She scores terribly on standardized tests, she’s behind in reading, she throws tantrums at home over homework, and she constantly writes number and letters backward. We’ve asked multiple educators if she could be dyslexic and they tell us no, that she’d be father behind if she was. I just want to help her, but the resources seem hard to find. Can you possibly help us know where to turn for help?

Our son is in 3rd grade and on an IEP. He has been working with an Orton-Gillingham (OG) specialist for 6 months now. My hope was that the frustration level at home would subside, but it has gotten worse and it is exhausting and impacting our family. What should our expectations be as far as seeing results from OG?

Dog on a Log books are a systematic, decodable book series written for anyone learning to read with phonics including learners with dyslexia.

I am a teacher and am wondering if practicing reading will or will not help a student with dyslexia? We have a parent who continuously tells us that no amount of practice reading will improve her daughter's ability to read. This student's mother is under the impression that her child cannot do any reading on her own. I had indicated that any reading would be good for the student, and the mother told me that this statement was absolutely false.