Because it’s teaching to the weakness, not to the strength Rote memory comes hard for those with dyslexia. However, I’ve known many students who put in phenomenal effort to memorize all the letter sounds, blends, syllables, and rules of the English language. Unfortunately, the payoff was NOT carefree easy reading! Automatic word recognition just didn’t […]
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Dyslexia Tutoring: Essential?
Dyslexia Tutoring is Expensive! At a homeschool conference in Idaho I overheard a conversation that stopped me in my tracks. I listened, with some horror, as a mom told how the family sold their home and moved into a crowded apartment in order to afford dyslexia tutoring and private school for one of their children. […]