A popular saying goes, “Children are like wet cement; whatever falls on them makes an impression”. It is thus very necessary to choose a reading program for kids carefully. The Barton Reading Program was created around this concept of using colour-coded tiles to help dyslexic students establish connections between sounds and letters to help them … Read more
Who won’t love seeing their kid excelling in academics? But it is not everyone’s cup of tea, especially when kids have some learning disabilities like Dyscalculia. Fortunately, Individualized Education plans (IEP) provide a righteous pathway to ameliorate academic performance in learning disabilities. Being aware of this, parents often feel it laborious to find if their … Read more
Dyslexia is not a disease that can be cured. It needs to be worked around and managed. In many cases, dyslexia remains undiagnosed because people choose to give up on their academic endeavors instead of getting assessed for special learning needs. The good news is that there is no need to hide behind excuses or … Read more
Dyslexia is a learning disorder characterized by reading and writing disabilities and tends to affect 3 to 7% of the population globally. Although most dyslexics are diagnosed in their childhood, it may be possible to have a delayed diagnosis of dyslexia in one’s adulthood. Likewise, governmental intervention to a large extent is focused on intervention … Read more
As school students, we all have gone through mathematical concepts like algebra and trigonometry. We often wonder how these concepts can actually help us in daily life. Evidently, their application in various fields and occupations makes life easier. Thus, polynomials are not just a mathematics concept. As far as medical professionals are concerned, these concepts … Read more
When you use a hearing aid to compensate for your listening disabilities, you are actually wielding assistive technology. About 26% US population suffers from disabilities[1], which can be visible (physical deformities), or invisible (neuropsychological such as learning disabilities), sometimes abilities diminish with aging too. That is why there has to be some arrangement that can … Read more
REVIEWED BY NUMBERDYSLEXIA’S EXPERT REVIEW PANEL ON DEC 17, 2021 We all know 3 comes after 2 and Z after Y due to the sequential commemoration of numbers and alphabets. The same notion can be applied to retain shapes and pictures too. But, not all kids can grasp this in their tender years. Sometimes, they need individualized … Read more
Who doesn’t love games and activities? These engaging pedagogies ensure veritable training, keeping the curiosity intact. While they focus on amplifying multisensory versatility, they also warrant applicable coaching for visual sequential memories- to remember and recollect letters, objects, or events in the correct order. Visual Sequential Memory is all about remembering and recollecting a set … Read more
Dyslexia interferes with the ability to recognize and form letters. It reflects poor reading and writing skills. Previously, when the term was not known all those people who could not read or write were branded academically poor. But, there were several innovators and creative geniuses like Einstein, Picasso, who showed that the inability to read … Read more
Isn’t it exceptional for a child with learning disabilities to get a specialized approach to cope with peers? A good deal of educators believe and strive for finer instruction techniques for them by bringing neuroscientific information and principles of remediation together. Even if compromised neurologically, learners can now keep up with their learning persuasively. To … Read more