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The Different Kinds of Reading Disabilities
Many students struggle to learn how to read effectively or efficiently.
RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF READING DISABILITIES.
These three types of disabilities relate to (if you know us…you’re probably guessing it right now!!!)
YEP…..
The Literacy Processing Triangle
Learning to Read is Like Playing Jenga
When we think of Reading Intervention, we often refer to the Jenga Tower. This stems from the game Jenga where players take turns strategically pulling blocks out of a tower. Each block is then placed on top of the tower, creating a progressively taller and more unstable structure.
Open Syllables - The Reading and Spelling Rules That Nobody Taught You
Welcome to week 4 in our series of The Reading & Spelling Rules That Nobody Taught You. In this post, we are going to talk about the fourth syllable type we teach to our students, Open Syllables.
The Open Syllable is the opposite of a Closed Syllable. In an open syllable, you have a vowel left alone at the end of the syllable. Our students like to remember that when nothing is behind the vowel, it can go for a looooong run and say its loooooong sound.
R-Controlled Syllables - The Reading and Spelling Rules That Nobody Taught You
So we’ve been talking all about the reading and spelling rules that were brand new to us when we began to learn about Structured Literacy and the “science” behind the English language. Today, we are going to talk a little about the “Bossy-R” or the R-controlled syllable type. This one is a challenge!!!
Suspect Dyslexia? The Time to Talk to Parents is Now!
Prepare your students for summer with strategies to combat the dreaded "summer slide" and prevent learning loss. Learn how to identify signs of dyslexia and guide families toward appropriate testing and intervention to ensure a successful new school year.