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When I was 28 years old, I went back to kindergarten. Not to be a teacher or a volunteer. I went back to be a student again. Since I’d graduated from college, I’d felt lost and let down. I’d worked...
I am so happy to introduce you guys to one of my favorite colleagues today. Sarah Forrest specializes in helping kids with reading problems and today she is here to share the link between stress a...
Shane Lynch is best known as a member of former boy band Boyzone, which swept the chart with many number one singles in the 1990s. In recent years he has turned to acting and one of his enduring pa...
Wills had been running away from reading his whole life. Nowadays, thanks to Easyread, he’s the leader of the pack! The Problem When it came to reading, Wills had always managed to ‘get by’ rather ...
Getting your kids to eat more fruit We’re just launching a new blog series called “Recipes for Life and Learning”, which will feature fun ‘recipes’ for afterschool or educational activi...
Does your child struggle with attention problems? Does homework take longer than it should? These can be signs of a vision disorder. Even if your child has passed vision screenings, this article...
Mum Belinda knew all too well the suffering her dyslexic son was experiencing. But just when they thought they had asked all possible questions, Easyread provided the answer they never expected or ...
As of one year ago, the 10 most literate countries in the world didn’t include any countries you might expect… Before reading this list, see if you can guess which ones made the cut! Li...
“What does Mrs. Jones mean we will be bent tomorrow?” I thought to myself. “I don’t get it?” I asked my friend. “We are presenting tomorrow?” she responded...
When children struggle with reading, it can be hard to help them understand how fun and rewarding interacting with a book can be. Audiobooks are a fantastic way to introduce a child (or an adult!) ...
Fact: It is now thought that dyslexia is equally prevalent in girls and boys. A recent article interviewed a mother of 4 daughters, all of whom struggled in school but were never given any kind of ...
Young children begin to gain confidence to express their lives through writing which is of a creative nature, where imagination dictates the content and spirit of their work. However, as they progr...
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Many students that struggle with reading can also experience trouble with some mathematical concepts. In particular, difficulty with directionality can impact both reading and math as it can manif...
It's agreed that most dyslexics have above average visual/spatial dyslexics, which can lead to common problems with letter-flipping. Confusion of the letters b/d/p/q is especially common, as these ...
Neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to change, is actually the opposite mindset of any diagnosis. That’s because a diagnosis almost always comes with a prognosis—and with that, we often become li...
Fact: Recent research shows that playing Tetris can help resolve a problem for some children — lazy eye, or amblyopia. The usual treatment for lazy eye in kids is wearing an eye-patch to corr...
We love kids here at Easyread. We love working with them, hearing from them, and watching them take-off and start flying with their reading. We also love a good giggle over some great kids’ q...
Sally Gardner is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. Her most well-known book is I, Coriander, and most recently she has received praise for Maggot Moon. And due to her dyslexi...
How can parents promote literacy and language development in young children? It is currently the trend in education to emphasize drilling sight words and pushing young children to read and write i...
A lot of the kids that come to Easyread for help with their reading have poor spelling as well. Sometimes the errors can be quite endearing (although, of course, our ultimate goal is to help kids b...
Jamie Oliver (MBE) is probably Britain’s most famous celebrity chefs. Over his career which spans nearly two decades though he is only 37 years old, he has hosted 24 international television shows,...
Students with attention difficulties perhaps associated with dyslexia or ADD/ADHD can often struggle with managing their study time effectively. This can lead to last minute panic, stress and poorl...
We thought some humor was in order in the world of reading, so we bring you this hilarious list of unfortunate book titles. Perhaps the authors should have thought a bit more before sending them to...
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