Mrs. Greenfields Reading Room

09/19/2022

06/19/2022

Never hold back a student with .
DO give them the tools & strategies they NEED. FocusandRead.com

12/12/2021

Many students, especially those with dyslexia, struggle with reversing letters. While problems with letter reversals will never completely end for a truly dyslexic student, there are strategies that may lessen the frequency of reversals. One technique that has been beneficial for students is visuali...

05/12/2021

A nationally certified academic language therapist will discuss how multisensory teaching can level the playing field for students who are dyslexic in a May 12 webinar.

04/28/2021

Dyslexia is the most common learning disability

The inability to read has wide ranging consequences including a greater likelihood of involvement in the criminal justice system. Illiteracy and crime are closely related. Over 70% of inmates in America's prisons cannot read above a fourth grade level. The Department of Justice states, "The link between academic failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading failure."

“We found that youth involved in a crime prevention program benefited from the same explicit PA, phonics, & word decoding instruction that benefits all individuals with reading disabilities. We also observed that in the communities served by this crime prevention program, about 50-60 percent of grade 2 students were already failing to meet grade level accuracy and fluency expectations -- If such explicit reading instruction had been in place earlier, in grades K - 3, these youth might not have been identified as at-risk for anti-social activities. Metsala, J. L., David, M. D., & Brown, S. (2017). An Examination of Reading Skills and Reading Outcomes for Youth Involved in a Crime Prevention Program. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 33(6), 549-562.”

04/27/2021

“The Uncanny Chronicles,” a comic book focused on the realities of dyslexia will soon be available nationwide as a graphic novel thanks to an agreement between Florida State University and Ventris Learning. “The Uncanny Chronicles” is an eight-issue comic book series created by faculty from ...

04/18/2021

Great information.

04/15/2021

Sample letter for requesting an evaluation for your child.

04/15/2021

A dyslexia expert puts the “reading wars” to bed and explains the how and why behind the most effective way to build a foundation in reading.

04/12/2021

The speed and efficiency of cursive helps in the classroom, and research shows learning cursive contributes to brain development.