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Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties
Ask Susan: Surface Dyslexia — Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
Surface dyslexia is a subtype of dyslexia that refers to children who struggle with reading because they can’t recognize words by sight. Learn how to help your child.
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Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties
Ask Susan: Orthographic Dyslexia — Symptoms, Causes, Intervention
Orthographic dyslexia, also called surface dyslexia, dyseidetic dyslexia or visual dyslexia, is a subtype of dyslexia that refers to children who struggle with reading because they can’t recognize words by sight.
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Ask Susan: How Much TV Should My Kids Be Watching?
TV is a fundamental part of many children’s lives – many kids are glued to the TV for hours every day. Add the time they spend staring at DVDs, computers, and video games, and the screen time really mounts up. Does this do any damage, or is it a harmless way for kids to pass the time?
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Overcoming Learning Barriers: Ask Susan for Help
Ask Susan: My Son Is Struggling with First Grade, Again
My son is in first grade, the second time around, and he‘s not doing well. He can neither read nor write except for a few basic words. He suffered from recurrent ear infections as a baby and toddler and had grommets four times, which caused temporary hearing loss and, eventually, a language delay.
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Ask Susan: ‘I Find it Difficult to Study for Exams’
Whatever you do, hold on to your dreams. Some people blossom early, others only later in life. The ‘Queen of the Andes’ is a rather small plant, but once it blooms, it grows up to 30 feet high! Maybe you only need to change a few things so that you, too, can start blooming.
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Ask Susan: Are My Children Not Creative Enough?
I worry that my children aren’t imaginative and creative enough. My elder son is six years old. Yesterday he and his friend were playing in our backyard. His friend pretended to be a giant dinosaur, and all my son said was, “there’s no dinosaur”. He never pretend plays, in fact, he seldom plays.
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Ask Susan: Daughter Fails Comprehension Tests
In this column Susan assists a mother who is concerned about her daughter who can read with perfect fluency, but her comprehension does not match her reading ability. The causes of and solutions to reading comprehension problems are addressed.
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Overcoming Learning Barriers: Ask Susan for Help
Ask Susan: My Son’s Gross and Fine Motor Skills Are Poorly Developed
My son is in 2nd grade. According to his teacher his reading and spelling ability is on par but he struggles with writing. His teacher says his gross and fine motor skills are poorly developed and this is affecting his speed, even in math class.
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Ask Susan: How to Overcome Reading Comprehension Difficulties
Reading comprehension is the heart and goal of reading, since the purpose of all reading is to gather meaning from the printed page. The symptoms and causes of reading comprehension difficulties are discussed, as well as intervention.
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Ask Susan: My Son Struggles with Spelling
My son, who is 10, has a problem with spelling. He reads adequately, however, he spells words as they sound to him. I am concerned that he is going to encounter a lot of problems when he hits high school. Sometimes I wonder if spelling even matters? What do you suggest?
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Ask Susan: Son’s School Work Is Suffering Due to Poor Sleep
In the newest 'Ask Susan' column, Edublox advises a mom whose son is struggling with his school work as a result of poor sleep. Read more about recommended hours of sleep for different life phases and why sleep is important to achieve optimum performance.
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Overcoming Learning Barriers: Ask Susan for Help
Ask Susan: Strategies to Improve Inferential Comprehension
Inferential comprehension is the ability to process written information and understand the underlying meaning of the text. This information is then used to infer or determine deeper meaning that is not explicitly stated.
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