The term dyslexia is derived from two words: dys, meaning unable, and lexicon, which pertains to written words. So the literal meaning of dyslexia is unable to read written words. Clinical dyslexia is probably a neurological condition in which the brain reverses or distorts the images it receives from the eyes. Clinical dyslexia is rare, [...]
Many reading programs are being used in schools and tutoring centers. All claim to be effective, but in fact, most merely rehash the same old sight-reading techniques that have been tried and found wanting over the past 70-plus years. A rash of new courses purporting to teach phonics has appeared recently, and they do teach [...]
Many parents call our Reading Clinic seeking help for reading comprehension. Reading comprehension will automatically increase when students begin to read by phonics. This improvement has two explanations: When students learn to read by phonics, rather than sight words or guessing by looking at pictures, the brain processes the data efficiently in the left hemisphere [...]