Dys….calclia?

One of the many difficult realities of dyslexia is that it is often accompanied by a number of related conditions.    When we’re talking about dyslexia, often people need to know what exactly it is… And how do you know if a child -if your child – has it….and finally how to help them overcome their difficulties.

I am comfortable that Orton Gillingham based tutoring is the right method to explicitly and systematically teach reading and spelling.  Penmanship can still be an issue..especially with older children – so keyboarding skills can be promoted.

But then there’s math.  It’s amazing how many teachers are «not good» at math.  But then it’s likely equally amazing how many teachers are dyslexic.

In doing much reading on line and in discussions with parents I believe that as much as the process of the math itself can be the issue….the language of math can often…