Blog / Dyslexia
13 articles about dyslexia.
· dyslexia · parenting
How to get a child assessed for dyslexia in India, the UAE, and Singapore: who does formal testing, what it involves, at what age, and a faster first step.
· reading · dyslexia
Why some children are not reading yet: readiness, missed phonics teaching, dyslexia, hearing, attention, language load, and how to tell which you are seeing.
· dyslexia · parenting
Dyslexia and ADHD can look identical in a classroom. How to tell them apart, why they are so often confused, and who can properly assess your child for each.
· dyslexia · parenting
How dyslexia shows up differently at age 5, 7, 10, and in teens, from letter confusion to hidden compensating. Age-by-age signs from a dyslexia therapist.
· dyslexia · reading
The teaching that works for dyslexia is structured, explicit and multisensory. What it looks like, what you can do at home, and how long it really takes.
· dyslexia · reading
Orton-Gillingham is a structured, multisensory way of teaching reading, built for children with dyslexia. Here is how it works and why it helps them.
· dyslexia · school
Four out of five dyslexic children leave school unidentified. Why teachers matter so much for dyslexic learners, and what understanding dyslexia changes.
· dyslexia · parenting
A dyslexia diagnosis raises hard questions for a child. Eight practical pointers for explaining what dyslexia means, kindly and honestly, without shame.
· dyslexia · learning
Phonological working memory holds sounds just long enough to use them. Why it sits near the heart of dyslexia, and how to lighten the load for learners.
· dyslexia · parenting
Dyslexia runs in families: a child with a dyslexic parent has roughly a 49 percent chance of having it too. Here is what that means and how to help early.
· dyslexia · learning
Dyslexic learners read less, so they meet fewer new words. Nine practical ways to build vocabulary anyway: small doses, all the senses, and lots of context.
· dyslexia
Dyslexia is not a disease, a vision problem, or a sign of low intelligence. A dyslexia therapist separates the ten most common myths from the real facts.
· dyslexia
What dyslexia is, how common it is in India, the signs in reading, spelling and writing, and why early intervention changes everything. A parent's primer.
