LD Articles, Resources and Success Stories

Reading is essential in life and making a living. To a great extent, a child’s reading ability will determine their success in school and beyond. Unfortunately, reading difficulties are common. This article investigates the signs, causes, and possible steps and treatments.

Read more...

Sight words is a common term in reading with various meanings. In early reading instruction it refers to about 100 words reappearing on almost any page of text. It may also refer to reading without hesitation. 

Read more...

Reading skills allow a person to decode, read, comprehend, and interpret the written word. We discuss types of reading skills, stages of development and improving reading.

Read more...

High-frequency words appear most often in reading and writing. They can be decodable or sight words. The best known lists are the Dolch and Fry word lists.

Read more...

Six months ago, reading a book was tortuous for him because even if he read it, his reading was so faltering and full of mistakes that he couldn’t comprehend the text.

Read more...

He finished the school year on a real high, his reading age went up by 2 years in less than 6 months and he is now making far fewer mistakes and is also self correcting himself when it doesn’t make sense.

Read more...

For 15 years Karusha Kratz has only been able to read four words. But after a two-week intensive learning program called Audiblox, Karusha can read 45 words. Karusha, 15, has Williams syndrome. Williams syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which causes varying degrees of intellectual disability...

Read more...