Reading

Last week I had the pleasure of testing two very bright and very different dyslexic students.  One was 9.  We’ll call him Chris. Chris had tremendous confusion with letters.  He not only reversed b and d, but most other similar-looking letters, such as h and n; i and l; and t, f, and j.  He…

It brought tears to my eyes when the parent of an 8-year-old girl shared what her daughter said to her as they left for school: “Can you find me a doctor who can tell me why I can’t read?” Like so many other dyslexic students, this young girl is bright, creative, and suffering.  She is…

Understanding and Correcting Comprehension Challenges My daughter has learned that volunteering to wait for the next flight when hers is overbooked is a good way to add to her travel funds.  And since she has an insatiable desire to travel, she makes a habit of asking. When flying home from Japan a few weeks ago,…