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I am highly skeptical of these terms. To the extent that these phenomena are real, the children diagnosed with them occupy points on continua (continuums/"spectrums"). Some parents are wrestling with serious problems. Others get hoodwinked while their precious...
The Legacy of Kindergarten Letter-Name Drill Letter-name mistakes are causing frequent spelling errors and word mispronunciations throughout first and second grade. In a recent controlled study, the students in the control group were making 4.8 times as many...
I'm about to describe a comprehension improvement strategy, but we also need to look at the cause of the associated comprehension problem. I'm sure you agree that avoiding problems is better than treating them. This problem is a big one. It's an avoidable problem...
Welcome. As you may know, the quality of reading instruction across the U.S. is uneven, so it’s a good idea to get involved. The article here is for parents who want to give their children a head start. The advice below stems from 14 years of teaching experience...
Some of you are here for a set of tips mentioned on a card, but this article begins with an introduction that includes a true story about two students. If you're in a hurry to get to the tips, you can skip down to Tips For Parents, but remember, the introduction is...
When students in both groups were ranked such that the best Rails student could be compared to the best control student and the second best Rails student could be compared to the second best control, the results showed something completely unexpected: Certain students...
Reading is a fundamental skill that forms the basis for learning and academic success. However, many students encounter roadblocks that impede their progress in reading, leading to difficulties with fluency, comprehension, and accuracy. The Reading On Rails tutoring...
If you're looking to refine your speech and reduce a strong regional accent, Bristol Standard Accent Reduction and Modification Tutoring can assist you. As an online service, we offer specialized training to help individuals adapt their accents to a more neutral and...
In my view, restlessness and distractibility are part of being a child. Children grow out of this fairly quickly. Unfortunately, here in the U.S., we start reading instruction too early for most children. This migration of reading instruction to ever younger ages...
E-X-C-U-S-E I don't mean to offend. There will always be students we can't help—and plenty of reasons for that, but every time a teacher blames a child for struggling with reading basics, a bell rings in the underworld: No matter how much blame a child deserves due...
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