Children with reading problems in first grade were significantly more likely to display poor task engagement, poor self-control, externalizing behavior problems, and internalizing behavior problems in third grade. ~ Morgan, Farkas, Tufis & Sperling
Remember the first time you got something wrong in school, and your teacher put a big fat red X on it or drew a long red line through your work?
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. — Richard Steele
Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. ~ Fred Rogers
The only thing standing between success and failure is mental toughness.
“Life is like a departure lounge. The place you end up depends on which ticket you bought.” ~ Dr. Dion T. Harrigan
Significant evidence has documented the link between eating breakfast and learning. ~ Michael Murphy
Dyslexia is no respecter of persons.
They are many reasons why your dyslexic child finds spelling difficult.
“When I was 6 and starting to pick books for myself, that’s when I found out I wasn’t a great reader…the words got jumbled up. I didn’t like reading” ~ Octavia Spencer
