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    Tutoring Reading Online: What Research Says.
    teacherdarcis
    • 3 days ago
    • 9 min

    Tutoring Reading Online: What Research Says.

    In my last blog, I talked about how and why I chose to do my tutoring online instead of in person. It was a personal story about why I...
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    Online tutoring for dyslexia- the benefits of online tutoring.
    teacherdarcis
    • Mar 16
    • 5 min

    Online tutoring for dyslexia- the benefits of online tutoring.

    Many people wonder if tutoring online can be as beneficial as in-person tutoring. It’s a question I have had as well. This is my story...
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    Does dyslexia improve with age?
    teacherdarcis
    • Feb 16
    • 7 min

    Does dyslexia improve with age?

    Is a struggling reader just a late bloomer? Every child develops at their own pace. Maybe we just need to give that child time to grow...
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    What Reading Comprehension is and How to Improve it.
    teacherdarcis
    • Jan 17
    • 6 min

    What Reading Comprehension is and How to Improve it.

    Comprehension means understanding. There is no reason to read something unless you understand it. But sometimes people have a hard time...
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    22 best tips to help your child become a better reader in 2022
    teacherdarcis
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 11 min

    22 best tips to help your child become a better reader in 2022

    In this blog post, I will give you 22 ideas you can use to support reading for your child. These ideas will work for anybody whether they...
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    Becoming a Fluent Reader
    teacherdarcis
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 9 min

    Becoming a Fluent Reader

    Is “fast reading” a “fluency synonym”? Do all good readers need to be fast readers? In this blog post, we are going to be exploring...
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    Improving Reading and Writing through Spelling!
    teacherdarcis
    • Oct 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    Improving Reading and Writing through Spelling!

    Spelling is often thought of as something to be learned through rote visual memorization. In order to practice spelling people often use...
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    Words are how we think.
    teacherdarcis
    • Sep 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Words are how we think.

    The Importance of Vocabulary in Reading fluency and comprehension. Vocabulary is the third essential component of 5 components of reading...
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    The importance of phonics
    teacherdarcis
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    The importance of phonics

    Phonics Phonics is the knowledge that letters of the alphabet represent sounds and that they can be blended together to make words....
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    Why we learn cursive handwriting at Defeating Dyslexia with Darci
    teacherdarcis
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    Why we learn cursive handwriting at Defeating Dyslexia with Darci

    At Defeating Dyslexia with Darci all students learn cursive. It is part of what we do. Most kids think this is pretty cool just because...
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    teacherdarcis
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    Does your child seem to have memory problems when it comes to learning letter names and sounds?

    Rote memory is memorizing random facts that may seem boring and uninteresting. The names of numbers and letters have to be memorized by...
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    Phonemic awareness
    teacherdarcis
    • Aug 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    Phonemic awareness

    When my 1st child had learned several letters and at least one sound to go with each letter I was excited to have her start reading. I...
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    The Reading Wars
    teacherdarcis
    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Reading Wars

    Did you know there has been a war going on in the US for decades over how reading is taught? It is true. It’s called “The Reading Wars”....
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