Sandie Barrie-Blackley
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If your child has been diagnosed with dyslexia or a similar language processing disorder there is reason to be optimistic! Dyslexia can be overcome! Research has shown that most kids who struggle w...
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HELP!! MY CHILD HAS TROUBLE READING & SPELLING WORDS.
DIAGNOSING LANGUAGE PROCESSING DISORDERS: When a person of any age has difficulty reading and spelling individual words and that difficulty is unexpected in relationship to their other abilities a...
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The vowel team syllable type
Of the six English syllable types the most difficult one is surely the vowel team (or vowel digraph) type! In Lexercise, vowel teams are addressed in Level 18. If you have tips and techniques that...
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Here is a way to raise a chient's awareness of a targeted orthographic pattern.
Here's an idea for getting a client to practice paying attention to a specific orthographic pattern in text. This is also great phonological awareness practice since it is not just a visual task (e...
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Dyslexia basics: What you need to know to provide effective treatment
Dyslexia is a relatively frequent condition and since public schools often do not manage dyslexic children very effectively, many parents are searching for help. This means that a private practitio...
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Lexercise helps clinicians use research-backed, "structured language" approaches
Lexercise is not a reading program; rather, is an online practice management tool for clinicians who use an Orton-Gillingham (structured language) approach. Lexercise allows clinicians to provide t...
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Some Misunderstandings About Reading --Dr. Tom Sticht
Dr. Sticht makes some terrific points about "misunderstandings" related to the "five components of reading" as conceived in the influential analysis of the National Reading Panel (2000). See his ...
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Motivating kids to practice: a twin case study
I am working with two very bright (IQs >99th %-ile) dyslexic twin boys who just finished 3rd grade. One twin earned Bs in most of his subjects this year and his teachers comment that he is a cooper...
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Help! My client is having trouble MatchStar Words Printed: Words Printed
My 17 year old (bright dyslexic) client is doing great on both Isolator & MatchStar Words Printed:Words Spoken, but on MatchStar Words Printed: Words Printed, she is struggling!! (See her scores, b...
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Lexercise: ideas for summer therapy
Dear Lexercise Clinician Lexercise is a great tool for summer language-literacy programs. It can energize your practice and help you reach more children. Here are some ideas especially designed f...