Dyslexia can cause students and adults to feel anxious in so many situations. Reading and spelling are both a big part of our daily lives. We read menus, grocery store packages, and road signs everyday. Filling out job applications, writing reports, and texting/emails are just some of the examples of times when spelling is important.… Continue reading How Anxiety Affects Learning
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I am a credentialed teacher in both California and Tennessee with 24 years teaching experience. For the past 9 years I have been using the Barton Reading and Spelling System to tutor. I now provide private tutoring using this program.
Anxiety in Students with Learning Differences
Studies show that students with learning and attention difficulties are at a greater risk for anxiety. Students with dyslexia may feel anxious because they don't understand why reading is so hard for them. They see other students reading with ease and feel embarrassed because of their inability to read fluently. Fear of reading in a… Continue reading Anxiety in Students with Learning Differences
Early Intervention
Most teachers and parents delay evaluating students for dyslexia, or other learning disabilities, because they think children will outgrow whatever reading and spelling difficulties they have. This is not true. The Connecticut Longitudinal Study demonstrated that 3 out of 4 students who struggle with reading and spelling in elementary school, continue to struggle as they get older. By high school, these students’ difficulties can no longer be overlooked. Without early identification and early intervention, these students will continue to struggle into adulthood.
Early intervention programs should be researched based and contain the following:
- Systematic, explicit, and intensive instruction in phoneme awareness-identifying and manipulation the sounds in our spoken language.
- Systematic, explicit, and intensive instruction in phonics- how letters and groups of letters make sounds in our spoken language.
- Systematic, explicit, and intensive instruction in decoding, spelling, sight words, vocabulary words, and reading comprehension strategies.
It is crucial that any early…
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What Type of Reading Instruction Works Best for Struggling Readers?
The school year is almost half way over and you are watching your child continue to struggle with reading. Teachers tell you that he/she will catch up eventually. Everyone tells you to read aloud to your child and they will learn to love to read. You are doing everything you are told to do, but… Continue reading What Type of Reading Instruction Works Best for Struggling Readers?
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