Category: Literacy Skills

A Tale of Two Conditions – ADHD and Dyslexia

keepreadingandlearning, March 19, 2024March 11, 2026

Children with dyslexia and those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often exhibit similar characteristics…

keepreadingandlearning, March 5, 2024March 10, 2026

Dysgraphia is defined as “the condition of impaired letter writing by hand” or put more…

keepreadingandlearning, February 20, 2024March 10, 2026

Reading and spelling words with consonant le can be a tricky skill to master! Fortunately,…

keepreadingandlearning, November 7, 2023June 24, 2026

Of the five components of reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary), vocabulary…

keepreadingandlearning, October 24, 2023March 9, 2026

Dyslexia is a complex and often misunderstood learning difference that affects millions of people worldwide….

keepreadingandlearning, October 9, 2023June 24, 2026

Dyslexia Awareness Month is an annual observance held during the month of October to raise…

keepreadingandlearning, August 23, 2023June 18, 2026

A question that teachers sometimes wonder is: should we explicitly teach spelling or are spelling…

keepreadingandlearning, July 25, 2023March 9, 2026

Do you have students who make guesses based on initial letter sounds instead of sounding…

keepreadingandlearning, July 11, 2023March 9, 2026

Do your students struggle with sentence writing? Do they tend to compose fragments and run-ons,…

keepreadingandlearning, June 24, 2023June 24, 2026

Does your reading program require you to teach “sight words,” “heart words,” “trick words,” “red…