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An academic center offering one-on-one tutoring for school age persons in our community seeking help to improve reading, spelling and writing.

Personlized learning plans for reading and spelling. Support for dyslexia, dysgraphia, Specific Learning Disorder(SLD), poor reading skills, poor comprehension, improve reading fluency

10/29/2026

Reading Difficulty Doesn’t Stay on the Reading Worksheet.

For some children, reading difficulty can feel like this:

Other students finish while you’re still working.

You count ahead to find the paragraph you might be asked to read aloud.

You hear, “Try harder,” even when you’re already trying.

Over time, a child may begin to question their abilities.

Reading difficulty does not define a child’s intelligence or worth. But how children experience those difficulties—and how adults respond—matters.

Research reviews have found that people with reading difficulties experience higher anxiety and depressive symptoms, on average, than typical readers. Reading difficulties are also associated with lower self-concept, particularly around literacy and schoolwork.

These findings describe associations. They do not mean that dyslexia alone causes anxiety or depression, or that every student will experience emotional difficulties.

The International Dyslexia Association’s 2025 definition recognizes that psychological well-being may be affected. Its explanation emphasizes that these consequences are not inevitable.

So support should include both literacy needs and emotional well-being:

💙 Provide effective reading instruction matched to the student’s needs.
💙 Use appropriate accommodations to support access to learning.
💙 Ask how reading feels—and listen.
💙 Recognize strengths, effort, and progress.
💙 Take persistent distress seriously and seek appropriate professional support when needed.

Reading instruction matters. Emotional support matters. Students may need both, at any age.

There is a child attached to that score.

📚 Sources:

International Dyslexia Association (2025), definition and explanation:
https://dyslexiaida.org/explanation-2025-dyslexia-definition-explanation/

Francis et al. (2019), “The association between poor reading and internalising problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis”:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30528985/

McArthur et al. (2020), “Self-concept in poor readers: a systematic review and meta-analysis”:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32211239/

10/27/2026

Dyslexia doesn't always occur alone.

Did you know that many individuals with dyslexia also experience other learning, language, developmental, or mental health conditions?

Research has identified significant overlap between dyslexia and ADHD, Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), dysgraphia, dyscalculia, developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and anxiety.

One particularly important connection is between dyslexia and DLD. Dr. Tiffany Hogan has highlighted that approximately 50% of children with dyslexia also have DLD. Yet these are two distinct conditions. Dyslexia primarily involves difficulties with word reading and spelling, while DLD involves broader difficulties learning, understanding, and using language.

These conditions can overlap, but they don't always occur together. A student may have dyslexia alone, or dyslexia alongside one or more additional conditions.

Why does this matter? Because identifying dyslexia is important, but understanding a child's complete learning profile helps us determine what additional instruction, interventions, accommodations, and supports may be needed.

The percentages in the graphic come from different research studies and populations. They are estimates, not universal rates, and can vary depending on the assessment criteria and sample studied.

Research: Adlof & Hogan (2018); Snowling et al. (2020); Brimo et al. (2021); van Bergen et al. (2025).

💬 Parents, educators, and individuals with dyslexia: Have you noticed these co-occurring conditions in your own experiences?

10/23/2026

When a student struggles with reading, it’s easy to focus on what they aren’t doing.

But what about the effort we don’t see?

For students with dyslexia, reading can require an extraordinary amount of concentration and energy.

Before we question motivation, let’s make sure we’re providing the instruction and support that student needs.

10/22/2026

You may have heard the term Structured Literacy, but what does it actually mean?

Structured Literacy is an approach to reading instruction that explicitly teaches systematic word-identification and decoding strategies. It includes four key features: evidence-based, diagnostic, systematic, and explicit.

Together, these features help educators provide organized instruction while responding to students’ individual learning needs.

🔗 Explore the features of Structured Literacy instruction: https://improvingliteracy.org/resource/features-of-structured-literacy-instruction/

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This month we’re sharing resources about dyslexia that you can share with family, friends, and your network. Together, we can raise awareness, support early identification, and ensure every child has the opportunity to become a confident reader.

10/22/2026

Step into the shoes of a child with dyslexia.

Tomorrow, we're bringing families together for a free, interactive dyslexia simulation, followed by a live parent coaching session including practical reading strategies you can try at home.

Register for tomorrow's free event: bit.ly/4yRlP9j

10/21/2026

You can watch Left Behind for free during Dyslexia Awareness Month.

This powerful documentary follows a group of mothers fighting to give children with dyslexia the education they deserve.

We’re proud to make this film available to stream for free during Dyslexia Awareness Month. We hope you’ll watch, share with your community, and continue to raise awareness.

Stream for free: bit.ly/4AKqj2F

10/21/2026

The longer a child struggles with reading, the wider the gap can become. 📚

Reading difficulties don't simply disappear with time.

When children struggle to learn to read, they may miss out on opportunities to build fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and confidence. Over time, these difficulties can compound.

Research has consistently highlighted the importance of identifying reading difficulties early and providing effective, evidence-based instruction.

✔️ Early identification matters.
✔️ Explicit, systematic reading instruction matters.
✔️ Targeted intervention matters.
✔️ Progress monitoring matters.

And let's not forget that reading difficulties can affect much more than academics. They can impact a child's confidence, motivation, and relationship with reading.

Early intervention is important, but it is NEVER too late to provide the right support.

Every child deserves the opportunity to become a skilled, confident reader.

❤️ Share this to help spread awareness.

10/21/2026

The Science of Reading Is NOT a Curriculum

This is an important one.

The Science of Reading isn’t a program you buy.

It isn’t one curriculum.

It isn’t one intervention.

And it isn’t one researcher.

The Science of Reading refers to a large interdisciplinary body of scientific research about reading and writing — including how those skills develop, why some people struggle, and what instructional practices are supported by evidence.

So when someone says:

“We use the Science of Reading.”

A great follow-up question is:

“What does that look like in instruction?”

10/21/2026

The way we teach reading matters.
Structured Literacy is explicit, systematic, and cumulative. Skills are taught directly, in a logical sequence, and build on what students have already learned.
For students with dyslexia, this kind of instruction is critical—and research shows that structured teaching of foundational language skills benefits many learners.
This week, we're looking more closely at the kind of reading instruction that helps students with dyslexia build the skills they need.

Explore Structured Literacy: https://dyslexiaida.org/structured-literacy-effective-instruction-for-students-with-dyslexia-and-related-reading-difficulties/

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1701 E 69th Street
Sioux Falls, SD
57108

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 7:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 7:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 7:30pm
Thursday	8am - 7:30pm
Friday	8am - 3pm

Website

http://www.pathwaysliteracycenter.org/

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