dyslexia programs

For many dyslexic students who have not been treated in a dyslexia tutoring program, attempts to improve in reading and spelling can feel like one frustration after another. Dyslexia tutors often see this frustration in their students when they start dyslexia tutoring. This frustration is often compounded by the fact that dyslexic students may not receive an […]

In my last post, I mentioned how dyslexia tutoring addresses difficulties with “w” and “y”. Today, I will discuss how a dyslexia tutor helps a student master “y” in more detail. Dyslexia tutors tend to devote special attention to the letter “y”, because it can be rather problematic for dyslexics. This is partly due to

A dyslexia tutor sees many different symptoms of dyslexia when working with their dyslexic students, and one of the most common of these symptoms is the act of  adding extra letters. For a dyslexic student, adding extra letters to a word can be as common as mixing up the lowercase “b” and “d”.  In my years of dyslexia tutoring, I