by Karina Richland | Jun 5, 2026 | Dyslexia
Older students notice immediately when reading instruction feels written for little kids. Effective intervention rebuilds foundational skills without asking a middle schooler or teenager to give up dignity. Reading intervention for older students with dyslexia must...
by Karina Richland | Jun 2, 2026 | Dyslexia
You noticed your child struggles with reading, and now you are searching for answers. Maybe sounding out words takes forever, or spelling homework ends in tears every night. You are not alone, and the fact that you are here means you are already taking the right step....
by Karina Richland | May 20, 2026 | Dyslexia
If your child struggles with reading and you have a gut feeling that something is not quite right, you are not alone. Dyslexia is the most common learning disability in the United States, affecting roughly 1 in 5 children. According to the International Dyslexia...
by Karina Richland | May 14, 2026 | A PRIDE Post, Dyslexia, Learning Differences, Orton-Gillingham
Orton-Gillingham Scope and Sequence: What Skills Should Come First? When a child is struggling to read, the order of instruction matters as much as the instruction itself. An Orton-Gillingham scope and sequence gives parents, tutors, and teachers a clear path for...
by Karina Richland | May 10, 2026 | Dyslexia, Multisensory, Orton-Gillingham, Phonemic Awareness, Reading
When a child struggles to read, the root cause often traces back to one foundational skill: phonemic awareness. This is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. Without it, decoding written text becomes a guessing...
by Karina Richland | May 1, 2026 | Dyslexia
If your child is struggling with reading, you’ve probably been told they just need to “try harder.” But for a child with dyslexia, effort isn’t the issue—the method of instruction is. The dyslexic brain processes language differently, which is why a standard...
