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Struggling Readers Are Everywhere. Help Them.
Yesterday, I attended the Utah Technology Council gathering at the State Capitol Rotunda. The purpose for going and setting up a vendor booth, at least for us, was to introduce the members of congress to the Reading Horizons product line and to …
My Dad Can’t Read
My dad is a self-made man. He is the epitome of, “work overcomes all obstacles.” After retiring from his very profitable business nearly 20 years ago, he started another small enterprise and is currently building a cabin (by himself) for …
Childhood Learning Disabilities – Tips for Parents
Did you know that 4.6 million children suffer from some sort of learning disability? Not only is sheer number of children is the U.S. with learning disabilities a challenge, but there’s also an overwhelming mountain of information, assessments, and support …
Read With Your Grandchildren
Today, I am writing from a different perspective – the grandparent one. Not only am I lucky enough to be called by that wonderful name, I also happen to know that many of the inquiries that we receive at Reading …
The Orton-Gillingham Story
The story begins in the 1930s, when physician researchers Dr. Samuel T. Orton and Anna Gillingham concluded that struggling readers flourished when exposed to the structured patterns of explicit, systematic phonics instruction. In addition, the U.S. Department of Education and …
