Tag: children
I wonder what it’s like to be dyslexic by Sam Barclay
A beautiful, design led experience of what it feels like to struggle with reading. Introduction People all over the world struggle with reading for a variety of reasons, including dyslexia, lack of education and an unfamiliar language to name a few. People with reading difficulty are often capable of thinking in ways that others aren’t […]
Monster reading
Today’s freebie are monster reading puzzles. First, the children cut out the pictures. Then, they read the instructions and place the images in the correct place. This trains attention, visual and spatial perception and accurate reading. Cutting and glueing the pictures is good for fine motor skills. An alternative is to read the instructions to […]
Debunking the Myths about Dyslexia
There are many signs or clues to dyslexia which are discussed in depth on this website; however it is also important to be aware of the misconceptions and myths surrounding the disorder. There are several myths regarding dyslexia. We have highlighted some of the more common ones. Myth: Smart people cannot be dyslexic or have […]
Literacy: Helping Kids Write
Read how Pauline helps her children to be better writers: Literacy – Helping Kids Write I’m notorious for keeping numerous notebooks. I’m even more notorious for keeping little keepsakes loosely tucked into the pages of those notebooks. Lately, those little keepsakes comprise anything with N&M’s emergent literacy; their writing in particular. That first letter to a friend enclosed […]
Visual sequencing
Visual sequencing is the ability to organize visual impressions in a certain order. This is an important prerequisite for good writing, reading and arithmetic. Children who have difficulties with visual sequencing often exchange letters while writing or have difficulties with writing down numbers. Today we are offering a freebie containing various exercises to train visual […]
Early signs of dyslexia
While browsing the web we came across this story: A DYSLEXIA STORY – Early signs of dyslexia I looked forward to reading with my daughter. We would cuddle together with a stack of books and she would say, “again, again” and we would lose ourselves in favorite stories. I was shocked when that never happened. What […]
Letters recognition
Today’s freebie offers you lots and lots of worksheets to practice letters. Print out the worksheets and if you feel like it, cut out the cards and laminate them. Children can practice all upper case and lower case letters. They have to recognize which letters are correct. Sometimes the letters are mirrored or standing upside […]
Spirals – Tracing and Recognizing
It’s been a while but today we offer a new freebie: Spirals – Tracing and recognizing. The first two pages are for warming up: Trace the spirals, use different colors, draw your own spirals. On the 3rd page you have to recognize the different spirals and trace them in the given color. These exercises train […]
Embracing dyslexia
Embracing Dyslexia is a thoughtful and moving exploration of dyslexia from an insider’s perspective, weaving together interviews with parents, adult dyslexics, researchers, educators and experts to provide an accurate portrayal of a learning difference that affects between 15-20% of the population. Parents share emotional stories of their frustration over failing to understand why their children […]
App: Phonetic Birds
Finding good programs and worksheets to train acoustical perception is difficult. So we were very happy when we discovered the app “Phonetic Birds” in the app store. This app is designed to assist in improving audio discrimination and memory-sequencing. In 4 playfull mini games the player has to find pairs of birds, mimic melodies and […]
