How does it feel to be Dyslexic?
Daniel Britton, a student of the London School of Communications, decided to create a font to simulate the frustration a dyslexic feels when trying to read.
How to Help My Struggling Reader: The Orton-Gillingham Approach
How to Help My Struggling Reader: The Orton-Gillingham Approach
By: Jennifer McCullough M.S. CCC-SLP of PediaSpeech in Decatur, Georgia
Late one night, I found my 9-year old daughter hiding under her covers with a flashlight reading “one last chapter”. Though I scolded her to turn her light off and go to bed, I went away smiling. She has what I call the “reading bug” and I count my lucky stars. Throughout my career most of my clients have had to battle to be able to read. As a result, very rarely do these children read because it is fun. These struggles happen way too often.
Michelle Nunn steps up with $1,000 donation to REAP and challenges others to join her!
A huge thanks to Senatorial candidate Michelle Nunn for taking the time to meet with us last week. Michelle wanted to learn more about the challenges small businesses like CertaPro Painters face and how we are working to positively impact Georgia public school students through Reading is Essential for All People (REAP).
Shop at Kroger and earn money for REAP!
With Kroger Community Rewards Program now you can buy your groceries and support Reading is Essential for All People (REAP) at the same time!
Here’s how it works.
Public School Teachers and Orton-Gillingham
Recently our first round of public school teachers completed phase one of their Orton-Gillingham training with REAP. Here are just a few of the quotes that came from the surveys they filled out after completing the course.
“I feel like OG was the missing link between what I knew about reading instruction/reading workshop and what my struggling readers truly needed to be successful.”
Why didn’t I get this information when I was in school?
We hear teachers wonder about the REAP Orton-Gillingham training, “Why didn’t I get this information when I was in school learning how to teach kids to read?”
Teachers are using their new knowledge!
16 year olds can’t read!
Today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution included an article about education for kids in lockup. Audrey Armistad, Director of Education for Georgia’s Juvenile Justice System said, “We do get a lot of kids that come and they can’t read and they are 16 years old.”
Unacceptable.
REAP Welcomes Jody Goldfarb to the Board of Directors
REAP is proud to have Jody Goldfarb join our Board of Directors. Jody brings a great deal of education experience and non-profit knowledge to our board. Jody has a tremendous passion for improving the odds for struggling readers; she learned the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading instruction long before she knew she would have three dyslexic children. We welcome Jody and look forward to working with her toward reading proficiency for all public school students.
Interview with top lawyer David Boies about his Dyslexia
Quinn Bradlee interviews David Boies for the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
Here’s the intro from the NCLD site:
I recently had the opportunity to interview David Boies, possibly our country’s most famous lawyer, who happens to have dyslexia. He has tried many Supreme Court cases, including the Bush vs. Gore case in 2000. That same year, Time Magazine named him “Lawyer of the Year.” He has also won countless awards throughout his career.
REAP adds a new Board Member – Suzanne Shaeffer
Reading is Essential for All People (REAP) is thrilled to announce that Suzanne Shaeffer has joined our Board of Directors. Suzanne’s creativity, enthusiasm, knowledge of reading instruction, and passion for improving reading proficiency in our public schools is a perfect fit for REAP and our mission. We proudly welcome Suzanne and look forward to working closely with her to grow our organization.
