Graphic novels are far easier to absorb than the dense walls of text found in most chapter books. Many autistic children struggle with pacing and timing, and large, unbroken blocks of text are particularly difficult for them to manage.

Despite years of phonics instruction in schools, many children still struggle with reading. This post explores why proper instruction matters, how to spot early signs of difficulty, like confusion with vowel sounds and what parents can do at home to support their child's reading journey.

I was watching one of my students write the other day, and noticed countless problems with her seated position, her pencil grip, and how she was obscuring the sentence with her hand as she wrote. The effort was enormous on her part.