Category Archives: learning disabilities

Summer Speed Readers Soar with Less Stress and More Success!

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Advanced Reading Concepts

“I was very skeptical of this class at first, but by the end of the first day I was very excited to learn and grow. This class taught me so much more than I ever expected and I know this … Continue reading →

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Children with Dyslexia or ADD Are Gifted Speed Readers

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Advanced Reading Concepts

Students with dyslexia and/or ADD tend to get the hang of speed reading faster than others; in fact, quite often they are the most gifted of speed readers.  Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons explain why this is in their 1997 book, Right-Brained Children … Continue reading →

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Dyslexic Children Read Better with Wider Spacing

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Advanced Reading Concepts

French and Italian scientists have discovered that children with dyslexia can immediately read 20% faster and twice as accurately (the equivalent of the improvement of one year of schooling) if the letters in text are more widely spaced.  The researchers have introduced a … Continue reading →

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