CINDY HALL CONSULTING

A student who is his high school drama productions’ leading man, a frequent soloist in concerts, and the bowling team’s leadoff man must...

“Spelling, oh no!” That is the reaction many dyslexic students have toward spelling. Correct spelling often lags behind improved reading...

March frequently finds parents sitting nervously on benches in the school foyer, and teachers smoothing out the damage a morning with...

Imagine a child so reluctant to write that she lays her pencil down between each word. That child was Brenda on her first day in my...

Orton-Gillingham is the name of the approach for teaching students with dyslexia that Cindy uses. When it comes to language skills...

Dr. Carol Greider Marine biologist Dr. Carol Greider is a Noble Prize winning scientist who, is also dyslexic. Of her early schooling,...

When you are the one practicing and practicing (with your child) and there is reading failure, you know something is not right. Once I...

“How do you eat an elephant?” The answer to this smile-inducing question usually brings relief - “One bite at a time!” The same can be...

Direct and Explicit Instruction Orton-Gillingham is the name of the approach used by teachers and tutors of students with dyslexia....

“A teacher educated about dyslexia can be the one person who saves a child and his or her family from years of frustration and anxiety....

Once early December hits, we are all serious about selecting the perfect gifts for the special people on our lists. If your list includes...

How to talk about dyslexia with friends and family to whom it is new can be challenging, but I have noticed it is well worth the effort....

“A teacher educated about dyslexia can be the one person who saves a child and his or her family from years of frustration and anxiety. ...

This was the answer I gave when I was recently asked to share my best bit of advice for parents of dyslexic students, especially those...

It can be frustrating to feel as if you are the lone voice calling out for help to be given to children with dyslexia. You may feel as if...

Dyslexia Defined Dyslexia simply defined is, “Extreme difficulty learning to read and spell in ones’ native language despite at least...

We often think of dyslexia as a reading problem, and are surprised by the struggle that dyslexic people have with correctly spelling...

Imagine a classroom with the typical mix of neurodiverse students, all soaking in the same history lesson as the teacher presents. Most...

A typical dyslexic child’s spelling of the phrase, “Sally’s oven might explode!” Learning from mistakes We teachers and tutors learn a...