Category Archives: Dyslexia

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Learning to Read with Sight Words

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I believe there might be a misconception about how a creative, right-brained person learns to read with sight words. From my understanding, when the words “sight words” comes up at school, most often what is being referred to are those … Continue reading

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Sight Word or Phonics?

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Most parents and educators emphatically believe that the best, most reliable path to learning to read is through a systematic teaching of phonics. Even remedial dyslexic programs tend to be based in phonics. As I’ve said here before, is there … Continue reading

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The Gender Factor

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At my last homeschooling conference, I had a display showcasing the traits of being either right-brained dominant or left-brained dominant (as listed on the sidebar of this website). A lot of attendees of that conference happen to focus on “raising … Continue reading

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Dyslexia or Right-Brained Dominant?

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To understand my view on how my right-brained dominant learning style information impacts the world’s definition of dyslexia, it requires a shift in perspective. I would like to start with asking the reader to view this video encapsulating the Conference … Continue reading

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Promoting a Positive Relationship with Print

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There’s so much pressure around learning to read in our culture. Not just learning to read, but learning to read early. We have come to associate early reading with higher intelligence or a sign of future academic success. This is … Continue reading