Monthly Archives: October 2020

Goodreads has a list here. Emily Gibbons has a list here. I can heartily recommend Fish in a Tree. The author even provides a teacher’s guide at the link I provided! Excellent book!

Executive functioning skills are another area where kids with language disorders often struggle. Not all of them, of course, but enough that you really ought to look into it. Here’s a good screener. Here’s an even more comprehensive one. If … Continue reading →

If you want to assess whether your child may have dysgraphia, look no further than this page. I’ve already mentioned that dyslexic children usually present with other issues, dysgraphia being one of them. (Yes, I can see this as part … Continue reading →

I have a new formal assessment tool, TILLS, and I’d be happy to help you figure out what’s going on with your child’s literacy and language skills. Better still, the SLS, which I brought up yesterday, perfectly complements this comprehensive … Continue reading →

It can help to know what your child’s strengths and weaknesses are. Here’s a great assessment tool for this. Another excellent one is the SLS, which I can administer if you like.

If you have a baby in the house, here are some ways to help language develop. If your child is school-aged and in a hybrid or virtual learning environment, these are some good ideas that can help. Here is some … Continue reading →

For as difficult as it to teach a dyslexic child to read, there are some really special traits about these great kids. Read about them here and here. Above all, don’t ever say anything to your child that he or … Continue reading →

When to consider that something might not be right. Instead of me writing a whole bunch of stuff, I’m going to send you to Susan Barton’s website. She has TONS of info and it’s even got a “start here” button! … Continue reading →

Very often a web search will recommend starting with your child’s teacher. That works well when your kids go to school, but what about when you ARE the teacher? In my experience, homeschoolers tend to fall into two camps on … Continue reading →

Here’s a link to the IDA’s page that lands where their fundraising efforts are housed. I do this not because I want you to give, although you might elect to do so, but because the idea that we need to … Continue reading →