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Washington OSPI’s Dyslexia Advisory Council Recommends Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Diagnostic as a Literacy Screening Tool

November 11, 2020 by eSchool News Staff

Leveraging the power of print is key to expanding educational opportunities--especially during at-home learning

The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) Dyslexia Advisory Council recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic to ... Read more

How to effectively support struggling readers during distance learning

November 2, 2020June 30, 2020 by Jillian Kaster and Laura Axtell

Education specialists dive into how educators and parents can support struggling readers, ELL students, and students with dyslexia in an at-home learning environment

Parents who might be uncomfortable with continuing their role of teacher this fall can find solace in this fact: authentic teachable moments happen outside the classroom all the…

Can audiobooks be the great equalizer for students with learning differences?

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 by Valerie Chernek

A boy in a beanbag chair reading along to an audiobook.

Low reading ability is a major contributor to learning inequality in our schools. An estimated 26 million students have learning differences, including tens of thousands of students with…

Watch out for these red flags to help identify dyslexia

September 28, 2018 by Julia Ottesen

Children cannot grow out of dyslexia. Rather, the dyslexia will only have more severe consequences over time with lack of intervention. It is critical to keep an eye…

4 reasons why some children have difficulty learning to read

August 20, 2018 by Julia Ottesen

According to Hill for Literacy, about 66 percent of fourth-grade readers cannot read proficiently, which often translates into a growing achievement gap for these children. Why is reading…

Want to get struggling readers enthusiastic about reading? Here’s how

August 13, 2018August 2, 2018 by Julia Ottesen

With 10 million students in grades K-12 struggling to read, taking those struggling readers from disengaged to enthused may seem like a huge feat. However, doing just one…

11 online tools & apps for dyslexic students

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 by Sharon Conwell

In the past, dyslexia was rarely recognised, and when it was, very little was put in place for the student. It was assumed that students were being lazy,…

eReaders may help people with dyslexia

September 19, 2013 by staff and wire services reports

CNN reports: People with dyslexia may have an easier time reading on an eReader than using traditional paper, a new study published today in the journal PLOS One…

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