Category Archives: Spelling
The Alphabetic Principle: Key Step to Reading
Learning to read progresses in a set of steps that is fairly predictable. One of the earliest steps, establishing […]
Dyslexia Evaluations
Parents who suspect their child may have dyslexia, or parents who receive a letter from their school saying that their […]
Phonemic Awareness: Building Block for Reading
Since we work with a lot of reading problems in our clinic, phonemic awareness is a term we use a […]
Importance of Rhyming for Early Reading Development
Few things are more enjoyable for a parent than to sit down with their preschool-age child and read a […]
Letter Reversals: Is it Dyslexia?
Well, it depends. One of the most common concerns we hear from parents when they bring their children in […]
Dyslexia Evaluation: Key Components
Parents who suspect their child may have dyslexia, or parents who receive a letter from their school saying that their […]
Early Warning Signs of Dyslexia
Reading disorders in general, but dyslexia, specifically, usually become evident in early elementary grades with children. Some reading disorders […]
Sight Words, Zipf’s Law, and Reading Fluency: Yes, They Go Together
High frequency words are the words that readers encounter the most often in printed text. Another term that you […]
Meet the Faculty/Staff: Dr. Chris Skinner
Christopher H. Skinner earned his PhD from Lehigh University and has been recognized as one of the most productive […]
Easy Spelling and Math Fact Intervention: Elementary-Age Students
Cover, Copy, and Compare (CCC) is an easy academic intervention. CCC has been effective in increasing students’ fluency and […]