Study compares approaches to improving reading performance.

My daughter is 8 years old and is just finishing 2nd grade. It is obvious to my husband and I that she needs help outside of school. We have tried tutors and web-based programs, but nothing has worked. Her frustration level goes through the roof. I would like to know where to get an appointment to have her tested for any type of reading issues.

Addition Games is an application for Apple products that teaches and reinforces simple addition skills. The app’s digital workbooks focus on addition for numbers 1-9 and are filled with fun graphics to help make the learning process more entertaining.

I am very confused by my daughter’s test scores. She has had the Differential Ability Scales and the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test done at school and yesterday she had the CTOPP and the GORT done by a reading specialist. I am not sure if she has dyslexia or not, but something is going on. The school testing showed average intelligence, high oral language and comprehension, average decoding and low reading comprehension, visual processing and rapid naming scores. I am thinking of doing one-on-one tutoring with a Barton tutor for her. Do you think this sort of program would benefit my daughter with these scores?

Under a bill passed during the final day of its 2017 session, Virginia school districts would be required to have reading specialists trained in helping students with dyslexia.

Every classroom has students who find learning a little more challenging than others. But for some, the struggle extends beyond the basic comprehension of what’s being taught. Students coping with dyslexia may find simple memorization or reading out loud to be difficult, or even impossible.

Parents are usually right about their kids. If yours is not achieving in school, RTI is not the only answer.

Foreign Language Study Tips

By Kevin Olson

We reached out to Spanish teacher Kevin Olson for some advice about learning a foreign language. Here are his foreign language study tips (some of which can be helpful when studying in general).

I have a 16-year-old son who is really struggling in school. He has severe dysgraphia and is doing little to no writing in school. He has an IEP for SLD in writing but he keeps falling through the cracks because the teacher doesn't realize his needs until after things fall apart. He has classic signs of dyslexia but always read with average ability so there has never been acknowledgement of dyslexia from the school. How do I prove this to them?