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  • Math Anxiety: Remain Calm!

    Many dyslexic students struggle with math and feel anxious about solving difficult math problems or sitting down for a math exam.

    January 25, 2024
  • More on Teaching Spelling

    More on Teaching Spelling

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Understand semantics, morphology, mental orthographic images, phonics, phonological awareness, and why these areas are important for spelling
    • Find specific suggestions for each section discussed

    Building blocks for spelling

    On the surface, spelling seems like an easy thing to teach.

    June 11, 2025
  • Executive Function Problems

    Executive Function Disorders

    What happens when students don’t have good executive functioning skills?

    Your friend Theresa stops over. She’s not on your to-do lists or your calendar, but you let her in nonetheless and consequently spend thirty minutes talking to her, which stops you from completing your reading assignment.

    August 17, 2025
  • Top 10 Ways to Succeed on the Job – Part 2

    Dr. Michael Ryan shares five more tips to help dyslexics succeed at work.

    July 8, 2025
  • Math Without Words

    If you ask most elementary school students what their favorite subject is, it’s a pretty safe bet that not many will say math.

    April 12, 2024
  • Math & Learning Disabilities

    A study has been conducted by the University of Missouri in 12 different public schools in an attempt to determine the early warning signs of math disabilities in children.

    April 12, 2024
  • Vocabulary

    vocabulary

    Upon completion of this section, you will understand:

    August 16, 2025
  • Applying to College

    Are you starting to apply to colleges and feeling a little overwhelmed?

    August 25, 2025
  • “Reading Focus Card” to Help Students with Dyslexia & ADD/ADHD

    Experienced teacher Joan Brennan, wanting to help her students focus on the texts they were trying to read so that they would comprehend them better, invented the Reading Focus Card.

    April 12, 2024
  • No Cursive Handwriting? No Way! Texas Yet to Adopt the CCSS

    Forty-five out of fifty states have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), a set of state-led educational standards

    April 12, 2024
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