Reading Fluency is Important
Reading easily makes reading more fun. People who read effortlessly, following the flow of sentences as they’d be spoken, have mastered...
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Karen Fried
Feb 2, 20203 min read
The Domino Dilemma
Some learning challenges impact students like falling dominos. Dominos are fun to play with and the joy of one small movement causing the...
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Karen Fried
May 22, 20192 min read
Reading Fluency vs Reading Comprehension
The goal of reading is to gain information, whether it is what happens to the characters in a story, or learning about the world. Reading...
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Karen Fried
Oct 11, 20172 min read
Use an App to Keep Up with Reading Assignments
Is your child struggling to keep up with her reading assignments? There are great new apps that can read text to students. When combined...
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Karen Fried
Oct 18, 20163 min read
Increase Verbal Processing Speed
Does your child struggle to process information quickly? Have you witnessed your child trying to explain what he means only to “talk...
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Karen Fried
Aug 9, 20165 min read
Classroom Accommodations
Understanding students educational needs and will help teachers create productive classroom accommodations. There are many types of...
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Karen Fried
Feb 28, 20162 min read
Strong Visual Spatial Skills but Struggling to Read
Emma is a hardworking fifth grader who struggles to read. She is clearly bright, so both her parents and teachers wonder why she is not...
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Karen Fried
Feb 23, 20162 min read
How Much Time Should Be Spent on Reading Intervention?
Figuring out how much reading help your child needs is stressful. You know your child is behind in reading, but you don’t know the best...
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Karen Fried
Jan 23, 20167 min read
Seven Steps to Help Beginning Readers
"A child who can read is a child who can learn. And a child who can learn is a child who can succeed in school and in life." -Secretary...
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Karen Fried
Apr 30, 20153 min read
“I want to be like him!”
Bryce wants to be like his friend who is excellent at soccer, can memorize anything quickly and always has a witty comment to share. So...
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Karen Fried
Mar 10, 20123 min read
Will My Child Always Be Dyslexic?
Research is ongoing regarding the neuro-pathways of our brains and how they can change with time and intervention, so you will get...
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Karen Fried
Oct 23, 20113 min read
The Frustrated Learner
The Frustration Profile article on my blog, which is about students with high verbal skills and weak motor skills, has gotten more hits...
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Karen Fried
Jun 14, 20112 min read
Setting Summer Goals Helps Build Executive Functioning Skills
Summer is the time to relax and reflect. What went well this year? What could have been better? What can your child improve on for next...
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Karen Fried
May 25, 20111 min read
Excellent Reading Comprehension, But Slow Reading Rate
Alex* has strong verbal comprehension and perceptual reasoning skills. Her excellent reading and comprehension skills make her a strong...
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Karen Fried
May 4, 20112 min read
Learning and Stress Can Be Related
Stress is a major factor for many students these days. Students who have a learning disability have to work harder than their typical...
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Karen Fried
Apr 27, 20114 min read
Teaching Tony to Read: Session 3
By Christie NEWSFLASH Today was my third Targeted Reading session with Tony. Just like when I arrived for our previous session, Tony...
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Karen Fried
Apr 21, 20114 min read
Teaching Tony To Read: Session 2
By Christy NEWSFLASH When I arrived for my second Targeted Reading session with Tony, he jumped up out of his chair and ran over to me to...
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Karen Fried
Apr 8, 20114 min read
How to Teach Reading Skills: Teaching Tony To Read Lesson 1
How Do You Teach Reading? This is a question I get from many parents. The answer is: it depends on why the child is struggling to read....
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Karen Fried
Nov 21, 20101 min read
The connection between vision and learning problems
A parent emailed with this question: “George has had many eye exams, but his reading skills are still poor. I really want to find someone...
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Karen Fried
Nov 21, 20101 min read
How Do Visual Skills Affect Reading?
Many parents ask me what they can do at home to help their child with reading skills. Schools have been stressing phonic skills (rightly...
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