Earlier this year I recorded two mp3 interviews about reading difficulties. I called the series: “Hey Teacher, My Child Can’t Read: Hannah’s Story” The interviews are available for download or listening at http://www.deangeyer.podomatic.com and also itunes. Read more by clicking on title above....
This is the second part of a series inspired by a recent article in the News Journal about State Testing Results in Delaware. You can find other parts of this series filed in the “state testing” category. Read more by clicking on title above....
Take time to read the NY Times article and comments from my friend and blogger, Tom Landini about reading online vs. offline. I have added some comments of my own below the article link. The post in Tom’s blog is called: Read more by clicking on title above....
Innovation pays off on state test scores | delawareonline | The News Journal. Read more by clicking on title above....
This is the first part of a series on State Testing in Delaware: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly! It is a response to a recent article in the News Journal. According to the article: Read more by clicking on title above....
If you live in Delaware or parts of Pennsylvannia or New Jersey and your child has reading difficulties then your family has probably been touched by the Reading ASSIST Institute whether you know it or not. The Institute is a premier Multisensory Structured Language (MSL) Training and Resource Center dedicated to helping children learn to read. “ASSIST” stands for Alphabetic Sound Symbol Instruction Systematically Taught. Teachers and Volunteers are trained at the Resource Center in the latest tools and techniques to help kids read.
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I recently googled “reading difficulties” and found a short how to article with suggestions for parents. The suggestions are all good and very doable. In fact, Carrie and I do alot of them with our kids to this day. But I did point out that the suggestions cannot be used with effectively for all children, especially a child with a processing disorder like my daughter has. I have written several times about all the money and time we wasted on products and programs. My posted comment to the suggestions article follows: Read more by clicking on title above....
Individualized Education Program or IEP is exactly what it sounds like…I didn’t know they were allowed to do that!! Read more by clicking on title above....
Learning Disabilities take many forms. While the majority of LD cases involve reading issues, other forms of learning disabilities interfere with: writing, speaking, listening, thinking/reasoning, processing information and spelling. These learning disabilities often go unnoticed by teachers while parents often know that there is a problem. We suspected that our daughter Hannah had some sort of “problem” when she was in kindergarten. She did enough to get promoted but she never ever passed a spelling test or completed a sight word list. It did not become apparent to her teachers until 1st grade when she began to fall behind in class. Read more by clicking on title above....
Watch the Video.You tell your kids to do something, and they respond with a blank stare. Many times it’s just everyday distractions, but Dr. Jo shows us why it could be a sign of an overlooked condition called auditory processing disorder in this video. Read more by clicking on title above....
