How is Dyslexia Diagnosed? Should I Get My Child Assessed?
When a student is resistant to consistent research based instruction, parents ask WHY? There's a lot of talk about the possibility of...
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Jordan Burns
Nov 2, 20225 min read
How to Know if your Child is Reading at Grade Level; The Importance of Early Intervention
Reading, writing and spelling are closely intertwined. The best instruction incorporates all three. If you are wondering if your child...
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Jordan Burns
Nov 2, 20225 min read
What is the Importance of Vocabulary in Reading Comprehension?
Vocabulary is key to reading comprehension. Readers cannot understand what they are reading without knowing what most of the words mean....
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Jordan Burns
Oct 5, 20225 min read
Is my Child Spelling and Writing at Grade Level?
Parents often wonder if their child is spelling and writing at grade level. While it is easier to compare a student's reading level to...
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Jordan Burns
Jul 9, 20225 min read
Executive Functioning-The Basics
Life is busy. Executive functioning skills help you get things done. According to understood.org, “Executive function is a set of mental...
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Jordan Burns
Jun 20, 20224 min read
Questions to Build Reading Comprehension with NONFICTION
In the previous post we discussed that your child “has broken the code” and can efficiently use phonics to figure out the words, and now...
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Jordan Burns
Jun 20, 20224 min read
4 Ways to Keep Reading Skills Sharp this Summer
You may have heard of the “summer slide”. Not the kind that whisks you into a cool pool. It’s the learning regression that occurs over...
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Jordan Burns
Jun 9, 20226 min read
Questions to Build Reading Comprehension with FICTION
Now that your child “has broken the code” and can efficiently use phonics to figure out the words, it’s time to be certain your reader is...
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Jordan Burns
May 5, 20225 min read
Want to Your Child to Read More? Use these Reading Tips and Start Using Some of These Great Apps
What is a parent to do in order to get their dyslexic child to read more? Think of it like this….When is the last time you really wanted...
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Jordan Burns
Apr 25, 20226 min read
What is Orton-Gillingham? What Does an OG Lesson Look Like?
What is Orton-Gillingham? Orton–Gillingham is a teaching approach that was designed to help struggling readers, and research shows that...
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Jordan Burns
Apr 9, 20225 min read
What is Dyslexia? How to Help
By the Joy of Learning Reading….How do we learn to do it? You may have heard the saying, "Reading is rocket science." This is not an...
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Jordan Burns
Mar 31, 20223 min read
Handwriting and Spelling: The Struggle is Real
By The Joy of Learning The struggle truly is REAL. As promised, let’s take a look at a few issues learners, especially those with...
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Jordan Burns
Mar 22, 20223 min read
How to Help Your Dyslexic Child with Writing
by The Joy of Learning When a dyslexia practitioner hears a parent say, “My child has trouble writing.” One of the first questions asked...
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Jordan Burns
Mar 16, 20224 min read
How to Talk to Your Child About Dyslexia
By The Joy of Learning You’ve watched your child struggle in school. You’ve wiped their tears because their school work seems...
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Jordan Burns
Mar 14, 20224 min read
Phonemic Awareness: What is it? Why does it Matter? How to Improve it?
What is Phonemic Awareness? Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify and manipulate the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken...
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Jordan Burns
Jan 14, 20222 min read
7 Reasons to Try Virtual Tutoring for Your Child
By The Joy of Learning Over the past 2 years, we've all had mixed experiences with virtual schooling. Fortunately, 1-on-1 virtual...
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