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- What is a good game for vocabulary?
- Ideas for teaching vocabulary and comprehension to children with dyslexia?
- Are there soft copies of the forms for Developing Vocabulary for Reading Success?
- Do you have resources available in Spanish?
- I have a question for the first day of school. Are we only covering the i concept with the rhyming on page 1 & 12?
- I want some resourse to plan for my ESL Reading classroom.
- I am searching for The IRD cards.
- I'm curious about the syllables in the word "party".
- I have a questions about irregular words and integrating Scientific Spelling in the classroom.
- Could you give me a little more information about your Vocabulary Bingo?
- Should reading to a student count towards a reading goal the same as a book the student reads individually? Do you have any research on this?
- What should I expect on the Master Reading Teacher exam...?
- What is the rule for the pronunciation of the -ed syllable? For example--painted vs. walked: why is the -ed stressed in "painted" and not in "walked"?
- Are there other reading strategies that are particularly effective for improving comprehension? How should I teach these strategies?
- As we will eventually be continuing on to BLS, can I start in Book One at this time instead, while continuing with Reading Readiness?
- I am in the final lessons of Book 3. What would you recommend for my student's transition?
- Is this normal for child just starting in basic language?
- I am interested in the Dyslexia Specialist program. I have a BA degree and a Teaching Diploma from South Africa. I want to know if these credentials will be accepted. Thank you.
- Are colored overlays necessary for students with dyslexia?
- Do you know if trouble reading music is related to his dyslexia and if so, what suggestions could you give her?
- Do you have any information or books on Receptive Language Disorder?
- I'm looking for adult reading games for ESOL Reading at a local college.
- I have not been able to locate my Silly Cats or my story map for my extended reading time. Can you help me to get a new copy?
- Where can I get an IRD deck with the letter and the pictures-ex: picture of an apple and the letter "A"
- What is a good game for 5th grade level geometry vocabulary?
- Do you know what the appropriate course work might be for the Texas Do you know what the appropriate course work might be?
- Where are the spelling lists for Scientific Spelling for second grade?
- Why are the words "crazy" and "yes" irregular for spelling?
- Is there a scientific reason why spelling so often lags behind reading progress with our students? Is it because encoding has more steps built into it and is auditory rather than visual?
- What is the meaning of 'GUTS'
- For beginning Scientific Spelling in 2nd grade with short i, do you give them five words off of the short i page and additional content words ?
- What are some "best practices" that can be used in a pre-k classrooms to help reduce reading difficulties in the future?
- Is there a video that clearly demonstrates the sounds that go along with the reading deck?
- How can I begin teaching my 4 1/2 year old to read?
- How do I find a dyslexia therapist in my area?
- What is the goal per minute for Rapid Naming Charts?
- Is there any difference between the "Dolch" and "Fry" word list and the "Fauntas and Pinnell" list?
- If a student is described as “dysgraphic,” would that also mean he or she would have problems decoding? To put the question another way is dysgraphia only a handwriting issue?
- Several first graders are identified with Dyslexia. How do I begin this year with them?
- How can I teach Gerunds to students that are taking English as a second language?
- Are there Rapid Word Recognition Charts with the fluency practices?
- What is an example of synthetic instruction compared to analytic instruction?
- Dibles - How do I prepare students to take these benchmarks?
- Who should assess for dysgraphia and dyscalculia? Are these considered "related disorders" of dyslexia?
- My student with Asberger Syndrome is having difficulty with comprehension strategies.
- He can read words just fine, but he cannot comprehend what he has read.
- My 16-year-old is bright but reads too slowly to keep up the reading load.
- I would like information on how to help struggling readers in the 4th grade.
- How do I organize a classroom for students with dyslexia in grades 1-5?
- I am looking for a general list of recommended accommodations for students with dyslexia.
- Is the "Scientific Spelling" Teachers manual by Suzanne Carreker available for purchase?
- I am confused on the Regular Word Deck cards and the Irregular Word Deck Cards. Do the numbers on each card correspond to the lesson that is being taught? What does the OPR stand for on the Irregular Word Deck cards?
- What is the best way to do guided reading with emergent readers who have very little sight word base?
- A kindergarten child I am working with cannot remember letter names.
- What is a research-based intervention for a kindergarten student having difficulty with letter and sound recognition?
- Please explain the difference between "phonological" and phonemic awareness.
- Some of my first graders are struggling with syllables, counting phonemes, word lengths and matching phonemes with letters. What do you recommend I do with these children? What should I use?”
- My sixth grader needs help with inferences, author's purpose, and higher level thinking skills.
- In Multisensory Reading and Spelling, students are taught that x, k, vand j never double. Did I miss w, h and y somewhere?
- My students asked me as we were analyzing ng and n words why the vowels preceding the ng or n(k) were affected differently.
- Do you have materials for older children?
- Is there a vocabulary website where we can find information about word roots?
- I need some help giving my teachers some documentation on interventions with tier 2 students.
- We see a need to start a program to help struggling readers at our private school.
- Is computer-assisted learning (CAL) just as effective as teacher direct explicit instruction for Tier 2/Tier 3 RTI?
- Is there research to show that Neuhaus principles work with students who have Down syndrome?
- What is a phoneme?
- Is the "oo" in "book" a vowel pair? How about the "ew" in "few"?
- But what do you do when a teacher asks you to "come look" at a student to "see what you think"?