Tag Archives: Learning Disabilities
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 […]
Repeated Reading: An Intervention That Works
Repeated Reading is an easy academic intervention that involves the student reading a short passage several times. Reading the […]
Importance of Rhyming for Reading Development
Reading disorders in general, but dyslexia, specifically, usually become evident in early elementary grades with children. Some reading disorders that […]
Impact of Typing Skills on Student Writing
At the recent Mid-South Regional Conference for Psychology in the Schools, Jessica Kotik and Brooke Killion, students left to […]
Improving Reading Fluency and Comprehension in Pre-Teens and Teens
A lot of reading intervention research and practice focuses on early elementary age children who are still in the […]
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. Merilee McCurdy
Dr. McCurdy received her PhD in School Psychology from Mississippi State University. For 14 years, prior to joining the […]
Increase Elementary Reading Vocabulary: Error Word Drill
Error Word Drill (EWD) is a technique used to help developing readers learn vocabulary words. EWD has been effective […]
Paired Reading: A Simple Reading Fluency Intervention
Paired Reading is an easy academic intervention that involves the student reading out loud in tandem with another helping […]