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    Questions Parents Ask

    Teaching your child to read: Frequently Asked Questions

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    Reading Proficiencies

    Do you know exactly what reading proficiency means? It means reading and comprehending at grade level. Director John Cahal shares some statistics on reading proficiency in certain Western United States.

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    Help Your Child at Home with Reading

    When a child is learning to read it is important that they have help inside and outside the classroom. Here are some ways you can help your child with their reading in your home.

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    On The Look Out – Preschool Learning Disabilities

    In previous posts we’ve discussed the impact learning disabilities have on children and parents. People who are diagnosed with a learning disability often go on to live happy, successful lives. Studies show that a child is usually better off when his or her learning disability...

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    Famous People With Learning Disabilities

    Not all great minds think alike. Everyone learns in his or her way. How they deal with the information presented to them depends on how well they receive it. This is important when it comes to learning disabilities. Unfortunately, learning disabilities have a negative connotation...

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    Get The Facts – Learning Disabilities

    Learning disabilities can be a hard matter to come by. With so many assumptions made about them and made about people who have them, the truth can go unnoticed. Here are 5 facts about learning disabilities: 1.     Disorders dealing with a person’s attention span, (ADD,...

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    Assessing Print Awareness

    As a follow up to our last two posts in which we gave several different ways parents and teachers can deal with the obstacles of print awareness, ABC Phonetic Reading School wanted to provide readers with a specific way to assess matters involving actual print...

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    Print Awareness, Part 1

    Words are everywhere and the sooner a child realizes that these words have meaning, the better he or she will be able to understand that this is a learning process. It might take time for the child to know this right away, but there are...

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    Don’t Forget To Ask

    Reading is joyous occasion that should be experienced by everyone. When children are learning to read, they go through various steps so they can comprehend what the words on the page. Teachers are responsible for teaching these steps and testing the child on how well...

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    What Is Dysgraphia?

    There are several learning disabilities that may affect writing abilities. One of them is known dysgraphia. Dysgraphia creates problems with spelling, poor handwriting, and trouble putting thoughts on paper. Writing deals with a complex set of motor skills and the ability to process information. Often...

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