5 Indicators Your Child May Need Extra Reading Help
Sometimes it is challenging to spot whether or not your child is struggling, and you might not be able to recognise the key indicators which could indicate your child needs some extra assistance. But don't worry! We have compiled a list of 5 things each parent can look out for to ensure their child does not get left behind.
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Understanding Reading Problems in Children
How does one identify a reading problem? How many children have reading problems? What causes reading problems? You say poor cognitive skills are responsible for reading problems. What cognitive skills are you referring to? My child reads well yet lacks comprehension. Why? What can parents do to help their children? How can Edublox help?
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What Causes Reading Disabilities?
Successful intervention is dependent on finding the cause or causes of a problem. Most problems can only be solved if one knows their causes. A viable point of departure would therefore be to ask the question, "What causes reading disabilities?"
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Overcoming a Language and Reading Problem
Language plays a vital role in reading. Its role in reading can be compared to the role of running in the game of soccer. One cannot play soccer if one cannot run. One cannot read a book in a language unless one knows that particular language.
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Video: My bog Spot
A poem to inspire parents and children who are dealing with learning difficulties ― never give up hope.
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Dear Diary… A Mother’s Story of Despair, Hope, Perseverance and Success
Based on real events — this is the mother’s side of story of helping her child with his reading problem as she confided to her diary...
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Poor Readers Face Learning Difficulties
The PIRLS 2006 study compared the reading abilities of children in 40 countries. South Africa came last, after Morocco. Only 13% of our Grade 4 learners reached the lowest benchmark compared to 94% of learners internationally; only 1% achieved the advanced benchmark, compared to 7% internationally.
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Boys More Likely to Have Problems Reading
Boys were two to three times more likely than girls to be affected by reading disabilities, according to a Mayo Clinic study of 5,718 children in Rochester, Minnesota.
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TV Documentary, Mother of All Professions, SABC 2: Overcoming Learning Difficulties
Edublox helps learners READ, LEARN and ACHIEVE. Our multisensory brain-training programmes enable them to overcome reading difficulties and other learning obstacles, assisting them to become life-long learners and empowering them to realize their highest educational goals. View Mother of All Professions’ feature on Edublox.
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A Grand Entrance for Troy
By the third term of 2011, Troy took to reading the Bible before bed every night, and he comfortably reads out every signboard he sees along the roadside. Troy has moved from the position of needing to repeat a grade, to achieving high results for all reading related topics, as well as spelling and phonics activities.
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