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A Parent’s Guide to the Neuroscience of Dyslexia – Part 1

Children using maps to navigate confusing, mountainous trails

If you are a parent of a child who has dyslexia, you probably know how overwhelming and confusing it can be to learn about dyslexia. To complicate matters, even though dyslexia has been identified and studied for nearly 150 years,1 there are still so many misconceptions about it that persist today, making it difficult to make an informed decision about your child’s education.

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What Dyslexia is NOT: Myths and Misconceptions about Dyslexia

What dyslexia is NOT: laziness, temporary, vision issue

Robin E. Williams

The term “dyslexia” was first used over 140 years ago, with the symptoms having been well documented even before that. It’s not new, and with the estimate being 5-10% of the population have dyslexia, you almost assuredly know people who are living with this challenge.

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Beyond Reading and Spelling: How Dyslexia Affects Your Student’s Life

Children playing tug-of-war

When we think of dyslexia, reading and spelling difficulties often come to mind first. However, dyslexia’s impact extends far beyond these academic challenges. Dyslexic children also often face challenges following instructions, managing their time effectively, and organizing their thoughts–life issues they may likely have to contend with throughout their lives. Let’s dive into how dyslexia influences life skills, social development, and everyday experiences and explore practical strategies to support your child.

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Giveaway – All About Reading Level of Choice

All About Reading Level of Choice - Giveaway from All About Learning Press

Enter to Win!

This month you can enter to win the All About Reading Color Edition level of your choice, which includes the Teacher’s Manual, Student Packet, and readers! If you haven’t used AAR before, we’ll also include Letter Tiles and a Reading Review Box to make sure you’ve got everything you need to succeed!

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How to Teach Reading and Spelling to Gifted Learners

How to Teach Reading and Spelling to Gifted Learners.

If you’re new to homeschooling and have a fast learner, or if you’ve been teaching a gifted student and wonder if there’s more you could or should be doing, you’re in the right place. Gifted learners, often characterized by their rapid learning pace and advanced cognitive abilities, require tailored instructional strategies to meet their needs.

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The Science of Reading – Fluency

The science of reading fluency

What is reading fluency? Why is it critical? What is the best way to teach your student to read fluently?

Fluency, one of the five pillars of the Science of Reading framework on which our program is based, is a learned skill that is essential to achieving the ultimate goal of reading—comprehension.

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The Best Way to Teach the CK Spelling Rule to Make it Stick

Spelling Rule: The CK Rule

The CK Spelling Rule is an easy way to determine when to use the letters ck or the letter k in a word that has the /k/ sound.

Mastering this useful rule makes words that have a /k/ sound easier to spell, eliminates guessing, and reduces dependence on whole-word memorization.

Bumble’s video does a great job of explaining this rule in a fun and entertaining way.

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How We Teach is Why We Work

How we teach is why we work! Learning why a word is spelled the way it is... is a lesson learned for life.

The Rules and Logic of Language

Teaching the rules of reading and spelling, along with the patterns and concepts that shape them, is the key to mastery. Once students understand the logic of the English language, they can master it.

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Giveaway – $100 Gift Certificate

Enter to Win!

This month you can win a $100 Gift Certificate that can be used toward your purchase of All About Reading, All About Spelling, or any products on the All About Learning Press website.

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The Garden Gate: A free, flowery spelling review activity

"The Garden Gate," a free spelling review activity

Everyone loves looking at a beautiful flower garden. Even cute little critters love flower gardens, but for a different reason. Beautiful flowers make a yummy snack!

Save the flowers!

In this charming free activity, your student can prevent the flowers from being nibbled on by deer, chipmunks, birds, and other cute critters. With each correctly spelled word, your child can save a flower bouquet by slipping the pot inside the garden gate, or keeping an animal outside the gate where the flowers can be viewed but not chewed.

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Tips for Teaching Older Students

Four tips for using All About Reading and All About Spellling with older students.

We’re often asked, “How can I use your programs with my older student?” Usually, the concern is that a middle or high school student might feel embarrassed by the full-color, hands-on activities included in All About Reading and All About Spelling.

However, with a few modifications, many people have found that our programs work well for teens and even adults!

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Free Resources for Teaching Students with Dyslexia

Free teaching resources for dyslexic students.

Whether you’re a teacher, a homeschooling parent, or a tutor of a child with dyslexia, this page of free resources for teaching dyslexic students is for you.

In-depth, informative articles will help you understand what dyslexia is, while teaching articles offer strategies and techniques that have proven to be effective with dyslexic students and other struggling readers.

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