The International Dyslexia Association defines dyslexia as a learning disability that impairs a person’s ability to read, write and spell. Some dyslexics experience other symptoms such as trouble comprehending math, poor coordination or vision problems. Dyslexia is manageable and doesn’t have to hinder success in life, and this is clearly proven by the stories of famous, accomplished dyslexics who overcame their learning challenges and became household names through their achievements and talents. Here are five …
Using an Orton Gillingham Approach in the Home
If you have a child who struggles with reading you will do everything you can to understand the reasons for your child’s difficulties. You have seen your child’s frustration and have suffered alongside them as you yourself struggle to understand how to help them. In your quest to find answers you start to research the difficulties your child faces and begin to understand their disadvantage in reading (dyslexia, autism, audio processing disorders, etc.). That research …
YouTube Videos that Instruct & Inspire!
A good majority of us would say that we are visual people. It is a safe assumption to make when statistics say that on average you will spend 2 minutes longer on this post because it has viewable video on it. Now, you might think this is unfortunate for a blog whose main focus is on reading. The truth is, video can be a very effective tool to help instruct someone on effective reading strategies …
Rainy Day Books
With the Easter holidays looming at the end of the month, families budgets tight, and the weather unpredictable: one question on the lips of parents is what can we do on a rainy day at home? Books could be the answer, and if you can brave the outdoors for a library trip, then all the better – it’s free! The children’s book market is huge and there are so many titles to choose from, jigsaw …
Multi-Sensory Instruction: Use it Effectively
There are two great blog posts Reading Horizons has that explain the reason for multi-sensory instruction and how to properly apply a multi-sensory approach to teaching reading. Those two posts are: The Connection Between Vocabulary and Reading Skills and A Simple Strategy for Teaching Struggling Readers. Unfortunately, they are two separate posts and they are on our blog for schools and institutions, not The Reading Corner Blog. For this reason I’ve created this post and …
The Literacy Key
I was born in Canada in 1967 when dyslexia was almost unheard of and autism was yet to be classified as a disability. So although I was a child struggling with both of these, there were no neat sets of criteria by which professionals could assess, diagnose me, and try to adapt my education to suit my needs. What I did have, however, was something even better; a handful of supportive loving adults who were …
NEW! Reading Horizons Discovery – ages 4-9
The new Reading Horizons Discovery is the first step to your child’s future success. It provides every beginning and struggling reader with the reading skills they need to have a successful future. By teaching reading in a way that is both appealing and logical to children, they learn that reading is rewarding – rather than frustrating. Take a peek at how the software works. About Discovery Software The Reading Horizons Discovery software provides children ages …
Reading Horizons Discovery Contest Giveaway
If you haven’t heard Reading Horizons just launch their best reading program for children ages 4-9. It is now available for use in your own home! Learn more about the ins and outs of Reading Horizons Discovery here. We are so excited to have the best system to teach children to read that to celebrate the release of the new Reading Horizons Discovery program we are having a fabulous giveaway. Just enter below to win …
Online Classes and University Programs Create Language Learning Opportunities
Today’s post by Jennifer Jenkins, writer and researcher for http://www.onlineuniversity.net, an online resource focusing on online universities and courses, investigates the increased importance of knowing more than one language. Jennifer notes that while not everyone can be a hyperpolyglot, or master of several languages, the proliferation of online learning makes it easier than ever before to learn at least one other language. And, as Reading Horizons has previously examined, students who receive some of their …
How Does Reading Improve Brain Function?
By Guest Author, Allison Watkins This past January a neuroscientist by the name of Stanislas Dehaene published a study on the extensive impact reading has on the brain. He performed his study with thirty-one Brazilian adults who’ve learned how to read from an early age, twenty-two adults who learned how to read at an adult age, and ten who’ve never learned how to read. His study was performed by using functional magnetic resonance imaging to …
