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    Widen that reading to create better readers.
    Julie Knight
    • Apr 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    Widen that reading to create better readers.

    I spend a lot of time with students teaching them how to read. For most dyslexic learners, that means a lot of work on phonemic...
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    English does have rules after all
    Julie Knight
    • Oct 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    English does have rules after all

    I’ve heard over and over again in my time as a reading tutor that the English language is so hard because it doesn’t have any rules. And...
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    The Science of Reading and Evidence-Based Instruction
    Julie Knight
    • Mar 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Science of Reading and Evidence-Based Instruction

    There has been a bit of press around lately about how to help our dyslexic students the best. Minister Tracy Martin has recently...
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    How to help your screen obsessed child become a better writer.
    Julie Knight
    • Jan 30, 2020
    • 4 min

    How to help your screen obsessed child become a better writer.

    Writing is a known difficulty for dyslexic students everywhere. They often struggle with the physical act of forming letters, trying to...
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    How to find the right dyslexia tutor
    Julie Knight
    • Mar 7, 2018
    • 3 min

    How to find the right dyslexia tutor

    Teaching dyslexic children to read Having a child with dyslexia can be a frustrating experience. They have difficulties keeping up with...
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    Are audiobooks cheating?
    Julie Knight
    • Sep 6, 2017
    • 4 min

    Are audiobooks cheating?

    It’s no secret that I am a fan of audiobooks. I always have one on the go, and have made my way through more literature than ever since...
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    Working Memory and Dyslexia
    Julie Knight
    • Aug 30, 2017
    • 4 min

    Working Memory and Dyslexia

    What is working memory? Working memory is the information you can consciously hold in your mind in any given moment. It’s like a...
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    Avoid the Summer Slide
    Julie Knight
    • Dec 12, 2016
    • 4 min

    Avoid the Summer Slide

    You may have heard of the ‘summer reading slide’, a phenomena where children are at standard at the end of the school year, but after six...
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    The advantages of Dyslexia
    Julie Knight
    • Jun 16, 2016
    • 3 min

    The advantages of Dyslexia

    One of the best books I have read is called “The Dyslexic Advantage”, written by Doctors Brock and Fernette Eide. It changed my mindset...
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    Common signs of Dyslexia
    Julie Knight
    • Jun 15, 2016
    • 4 min

    Common signs of Dyslexia

    Just like all of us, dyslexic learners are unique - the traits they display, and the severity of them vary from person to person....
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    Hot tips to grow a love of reading
    Julie Knight
    • Jun 13, 2016
    • 3 min

    Hot tips to grow a love of reading

    It’s hard to imagine when your child is struggling that they’ll ever grow to love reading. I’m pretty sure I’d reject reading as a...
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    Homework tips to reduce frustration
    Julie Knight
    • Jun 13, 2016
    • 4 min

    Homework tips to reduce frustration

    In my experience, a dyslexic child is an exhausted child after school each day. Homework is a minefield of tiredness, frustration,...
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    Anxiety and Dyslexia
    Julie Knight
    • Jun 12, 2016
    • 5 min

    Anxiety and Dyslexia

    I am lucky that I have never been impacted by anxiety, but I have two dyslexic children who are. It took me a while to recognise it for...
    62 views0 comments

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