June 2011

There are many symptoms of dyslexia that can be perplexing for parents of dyslexics; one of the most prominent is a child’s difficulty with small words. In my work as a dyslexia tutor, I often have exasperated parents ask me why their children can be smoothly reading a sentences with fairly complex words, and then stumble […]

During my years of dyslexia tutoring, I have noticed how Attention Deficit Disorder and dyslexia symptoms can sometimes be intermingled, leading to difficulty in assessing a dyslexic child’s needs. One of the major symptoms of ADD is difficulty with concentration. In the subjects of reading and spelling, ADD sometimes causes a child to have difficulty focusing

As a dyslexia tutor, I use phonics flash cards during every session to help increase my dyslexic students’ awareness of phonics and knowledge of letters and sounds. These cards are a great help for dyslexic students, and through repetition and consistent use, they give the student one of the tools that they need to become better readers and

As a dyslexia tutor, a common error that I see dyslexic students make is with the word “It”. Among the symptoms of dyslexia, one of the most prominent is the tendency to skip letters, skip words, and reverse the order of sounds. The word “It” is particularly easy for a dyslexic student to read incorrectly.