"What's happening?" Questions From a Second Grader
“Hey! What’s happening? What’s going on here?” These questions expressed a smidgen of the confusion and pain our grandson experienced in...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Finding Brilliance in Learning Differences
This week, I got an up close and personal reminder of why I remain interested in children with dyslexia. One of our grandsons, a quirky...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 26
Do We Weaken Learning With Accommodations?
When do accommodations enhance education? When do they water down learning experiences? As a former special education teacher, I believe...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 26
Apple vs. Google: The Real Winners Are Students with Dyslexia
You may have noticed a little friendly competition between Apple and Google, the technology giants who are in constant battle to be King...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 26
Feel the Grief from Dysgraphia & Dyslexia
“I do not want any child to cry the hours I did as a young person or hear the harsh words I did. I never quit trying to improve; even at...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 25
How to Promote Reading Comprehension
Imagine my surprise years ago when a child who read a passage beautifully, could not paraphrase the meaning or answer a single question....
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24
What Do We Need to Know About Deep Dyslexia?
Teachers of children with dyslexia take many additional educational hours. Academic Language Therapy (ALT) provides the most extensive...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 20
Definition of Dyslexia
Dyslexia The following definition of dyslexia is from the Texas Education Code (state law): “Dyslexia means a disorder of constitutional...