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Seeing Beyond the Stereotypes: Challenging Dyslexia Myths
Dyslexia is a complex and often misunderstood learning difference that affects millions of people worldwide….

Studying Look-Alike Words to Promote Orthographic Mapping
Do you have students who make guesses based on initial letter sounds instead of sounding…

Strategies for Struggling Readers Who Are Not Learning Disabled
For struggling readers, whether they are identified with a learning disability or not, the process…

The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Reading Teachers: Top Picks to Ignite Literary Magic
As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to celebrate and express gratitude for the dedicated…

Dyslexia 101: Key Concepts Made Easy
Dyslexia Awareness Month is an annual observance held during the month of October to raise…

Using Scrambled Sentences to Teach Sentence Writing
Do your students struggle with sentence writing? Do they tend to compose fragments and run-ons,…

Vocabulary Instruction: The Missing Piece of Your Literacy Lessons?
Of the five components of reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary), vocabulary…

Should spelling instruction still be taught in school?
A question that teachers sometimes wonder is: should we explicitly teach spelling or are spelling…

Teaching “Sight Words” the Science of Reading Way
Does your reading program require you to teach “sight words,” “heart words,” “trick words,” “red…