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Storms Ahead: What to Know For Public School Students

Common issues to both are how to keep students moving forward with a positive outlook and understanding, with growing awareness of their strengths and talents and the benefits of being able to self-advocate.

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Life Lessons Playing Ball

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.— Nolan Ryan

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What Can We Learn from a Dyslexic Comedian [Premium]

Phil Hanley is a popular comic all over the country, with appearances on late night TV, Comedy Cellar, and a “staple of the NYC comedy scene”, but when he shares some of his early experiences with school, he has an important message for everyone.

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Singer- Songwriter Freya Ridings [Premium]

I can’t read music, and I’ve never been able to. So for me, the place that I have turned to in my darkest times has always been a piano..

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Money Skills and Dyslexia [Premium]

When it comes to money skills, it’s especially important for students to be working with physical coins and dollars. In classrooms, this may mean play money; whereas at home, real coins can be used.

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The Why of Spelling [Premium]

The challenge for dyslexic students is that there are so many words to learn – but for many, a double whammy of phonological (sound-based) and orthographic or letter sequence-based weakness make lists challenging to learn and retain.

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What will Happen if the Department of Education is Eliminated? [Premium]

The short answer is – we don’t know, but the laws that govern protection for individuals with disabilities (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia are grouped under this category) were passed by Congress and that protections cannot be removed by executive order unchanged. Of more concern are impacts on fundings for schools – that may already struggling to make ends meet.  

  IEPs and 504s SHOULD STILL EXIST Programs that should still be in place include IEP or Individualized Education Program under the ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act. An IEP is usually required for the highest levels of support for dyslexic students in the public school system – usually meaning pull-outs, resource room, specific and individualized educational goals for a student, and accommodations and […]

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Helping Your Dyslexic Student with Math: Inchworms and Grasshopper [Premium]

UK math expert Steve Chinn has had powerful insights into math problem solving style as it applies to dyslexic students. It’s related to tendencies that certain students had when solving math problems.

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