October is Dyslexia Awareness Month!

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month!

Happy Autumn! Did you know October is Dyslexia Awareness Month? Learn about the latest research on the processing weaknesses and early indicators in dyslexia and, most importantly, use this information to help people you care about by visiting my website to access...
Pay Attention! Why It’s Not as Easy as You May Think

Pay Attention! Why It’s Not as Easy as You May Think

by Martha Burns, Ph.D, courtesy of Scientific LearningHow often do you say to your child, “Pay attention?”  Or, how often does a teacher reprimand a student for “not paying attention?” We tend to think that attention is something simple, either you are paying...
Open Air Library in Sidney

Open Air Library in Sidney

Check out Booksmack as part of the Open Air Library in Sidney, BC on Tuesday, August 15th, 10 am – noon*, at Beacon Park, Sidney BC, next to the outdoor amphitheatre.(*weather dependent)A variety of local community folks will be on stage sharing their favorite books,...
Road Work Ahead

Road Work Ahead

This mother’s blog about her autistic son’s communication advances lend an understanding to the complexities of the literacy pyramid and what’s possible.Read more here.
Undoing Dyslexia via Video Games

Undoing Dyslexia via Video Games

Courtesy of the American Psychological AssociationUndoing Dyslexia via Video GamesPsychologists and neuroscientists are using new techniques to identify the source of language and reading problems such as dyslexia in the brain and create innovative new therapies to...

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