The Walborn Academy provides reading remediation for children and adults who struggle with dyslexia.
The Academy focuses on improving reading, spelling, writing, fluency, and comprehension using the Orton-Gillingham approach.
05/21/2020
This is really good! Documents our fight over the past twenty years!
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08/27/2019
Explicit Phonics Instruction: It's Not Just for Students With Dyslexia Teacher Kyle Redford has long advocated that dyslexic children need specialized instruction in how to decode words. But a recent look at reading research called her to question her stance—and now she says all students should learn this way.
08/25/2019
This morning on CBS will be a segment on Dyslexia.
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 25) A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program
08/24/2019
New Indiana law offers help for dyslexic children New legislation that takes effect in the upcoming school year calls for dyslexia screening and other resources for dyslexic students.
08/23/2019
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2019/08/22/whats-wrong-how-schools-teach-reading
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.
08/12/2019
At the Forefront of Decoding Dyslexia Drs. Sally and Bennet Shaywitz are excellent at reading rooms. It's generally the rest of the room that has trouble reading.
07/06/2019
We need to talk about dyslexia at work
We need to talk about dyslexia at work Dyslexia affects more than 10% of people. Yet policies for dyslexic employees are patchy. Some workplaces, from police forces to insurance companies, are pushing these forward.
57 professors and researchers who don’t believe dyslexia exist. I think more shocking are all of the school districts who blindly follower their lead. If your school district has balanced literacy or reading recovery they fall into this category of total nonsense.
The Science of reading is Real, Dyslexia is Real and yet some "experts" want to discredit both and the parents and advocacy groups working to improve literacy for all. Dyslexia is real and relevant. Thanks to Steven P. Dykstra, PhD for providing the following guidance for parents, educators and advocates who are looking for the truth.