How flash fiction can help readers reading below grade levels If you are teaching older, struggling readers then you will know how hard it is to find reading materials that they will enjoy. Kids who are dyslexic or way behind in reading often can’t access books written for their age group. They may be given […]

The Impact of Illiteracy Some facts about illiteracy today   Statistics from 2014 show that one in five children in England cannot read well by the age of 11. Further research, conducted in 2015, found that similar percentages of 15-year-olds across the UK do not have a minimum level of literacy proficiency: 18% in England and Scotland, 15% in Northern Ireland and 21% in Wales. The

Teaching struggling or dyslexic readers? Read the article below where I share my tips and experience for helping older, struggling readers. The impact of poor reading skills on older studentS If you are reading this then you are probably worried about the reading skills of someone you know.  Maybe it is your child or maybe