Reading fluency is key to learning and comprehension from written texts, which is the goal of reading. In order to optimize reading comprehension skills, we need to set realistic reading fluency goals for our students with dyslexia.

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?

My 8-year-old was just diagnosed with dyslexia. We are looking at moving her to a new school district to get reading intervention through Project Read. Do you have experience with how Project Read, and how successful it is for helping close the achievement gap for dyslexic students? Specifically, we're wondering if Project Read at school would be able to replace outside tutoring, or if she would still need Orton-Gillingham-based tutoring outside of school?

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?

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Do you know where one may find an online class that teaches how to diagnose dyslexia? I am a tutor and would like to expand my skills.

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.