Profiles of Success | Spotlight on Fort Smith Public Schools
Background Fort Smith Public Schools in Fort Smith, Arkansas, serves a large percentage of students who are at-risk of reading failure. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, Fort Smith Public Schools implemented Lindamood-Bell® instruction to address the specific needs of dyslexic students and provide a solid foundation for all early learners. The partnership has been…
Students with Dyslexia Thrive at Lindamood-Bell Academy!
The Challenge Students with dyslexia are often susceptible to falling behind their peers in academic skills. And it’s no wonder. It’s hard to keep up and get excited about learning when reading is labored and slow. Extra help at school doesn’t always get to the root of reading issues. For example, students might get…
[Podcast Episode] Ray Waterhouse, Lindamood-Bell Learning Center Student and Parent
Ray Waterhouse, Lindamood-Bell Learning Center student and parent, is a successful rancher and law school graduate. He joined us from Sydney, Australia to give us his inspiring take on growing up with dyslexia.
Dyslexia Awareness Month: Resources
“We believe that all individuals can be taught to read to their potential—including those with a previous diagnosis of dyslexia.” – Nanci Bell Lindamood-Bell students and their families talk about their dyslexia diagnosis, and describe how their reading ability has changed. This video includes information about a recent independent study examining the…
New Hope for Individuals with Dyslexia
We believe that all individuals can be taught to read to their potential—including those who have a previous diagnosis of dyslexia. Is Dyslexia Permanent? Exciting new research, titled “Rapid and widespread white matter plasticity during an intensive reading intervention,” was recently published in the journal Nature Communications. The study, from the Institute…
Research Roundup | Students with Dyslexia
“We are committed to the ongoing analysis of our program efficacy and have the research to prove it.” -Nanci Bell, co-founder Lindamood-Bell has been involved with research for over 30 years. We actively take part in peer-reviewed studies of our programs and instruction and monitor student results at our learning centers and school…
Research Roundup | Students with Dyslexia
“We are committed to the ongoing analysis of our program efficacy and have the research to prove it.” -Nanci Bell, co-founder Lindamood-Bell has been involved with research for over 30 years. We actively take part in peer-reviewed studies of our programs and instruction and monitor student results at our learning centers and school…
NPR Series Unlocking Dyslexia features Lindamood-Bell
Millions Have Dyslexia, Few Understand It In Millions Have Dyslexia, Few Understand It the reporter, who was a student at Lindamood-Bell as a child, visits our Washington, DC Learning Center to interview our staff and students. CLICK HERE for the NPR story. How Science Is Rewiring The Dyslexic Brain The second part of NPR’s Unlocking Dyslexia…
“Will he ever learn to love reading?” | Frequently Asked Questions from Parents of Children with Dyslexia
For Dyslexia Awareness Month we are sharing our belief that all individuals can be taught to read to their potential—including those who have a previous diagnosis of dyslexia. Over the course of nearly three decades, Lindamood-Bell has worked with thousands of individuals. Sitting with a child or an adult who struggles to read a…
Lindamood-Bell Academy: Students who Struggle with Reading
Despite having extensive phonics instruction, some students may still struggle to become fluent readers. They may have to sound out a new word every time they see it or have difficulty understanding what they’ve read because they are unable to read fluently and accurately. This may be due to a weakness in symbol imagery, which…
