Go Back to School With Confidence
It’s almost time to go back to school! If you’re like most parents, you are spending the last few weeks of summer with your family: relaxing and reconnecting and enjoying your time together. Maybe you went on vacation or possibly, you preferred a “staycation.” You may have scheduled trips to the local library and bookstore…
More Than Tutoring: Why Intensive Instruction Works
Those who are new to Lindamood-Bell instruction may be more familiar with traditional tutoring and programs which are generally conducted 1 to 3 hours a week over the course of months or years. Therefore, recommendations for intensive intervention—4 hours/day and 5 days a week—may be a new concept. If your child is having difficulty…
I See Movies in My Head: The Key to Reading Comprehension
Most reading experts agree on one thing: In order to comprehend what they read, students must have strong decoding skills and adequate oral vocabulary. In other words, a child must be able accurately decode every word on the page, and know what all of the words mean.
Learning Difficulties: How do you Know?
The primary cause of language comprehension problems is difficulty creating an imaged gestalt, or whole, from oral and written language.