How do you know when you have inadvertently offended someone? Sometimes it’s tricky to tell! You’ve got to read their body language and facial expressions! And then you’ve got to analyze what you said! Many times you need to backtrack and ask if you said something offensive. And then you need to explainread more
Maris’ Miracle Team Tackles Spelling!
Dyslexia is strictly a problem with reading smoothly, right? WRONG AGAIN! This is a common misunderstanding. In fact, many dyslexic individuals have learned to read fairly smoothly because they have learned to use contextual cues to figure out difficult words. But their spelling is still disastrous, and that weakness is still compromising their reading fluencyread more
Maris’ Miracle Team
WHO IS MARIS? Maris just started third grade at Gillispie School in La Jolla. She is a gifted artist, a social butterfly and a precocious child who can engage in a stimulating discussion about anything from raising puppies to building robots. But alas, Maris’ life has not been easy. Having dyslexia on both sidesread more