There are a variety of ways that you can help your child!

You read a page, and then your child reads a page. It is very important that your child hears what good reading sounds like - with expression and intonation.

There are various websites and apps such as Audible. You can also check with your child's school to inquire if they have such services for their students. Many schools utilize an online program/app called Learning Ally.

Tell your child to "sound it out." Sometimes sounding it out will not work, but most often it does. Do not just say the word, and do not direct your child to rely on the pictures in the book.

Download an app such as Scholastic Book Wizard on an android or iPhone. Scan the ISBN (barcode) on the back of the book, and it will tell you the book's reading level. This will help your child to choose a book that is not too hard, but not too easy either for when reading independently.

This will help your child to keep track of the line of text that is being read. You can simply use an index card outlined with a marker. Or you can purchase a pack of reading highlighters at stores like Dollar Tree, Amazon, Mardel's, or any teacher supply store. They may also be called "tracking devices" or "colored overlays." The color does not matter, but the window helps to keep track of the line of text that the child is reading.

Sometimes we leave our children to just learn at school, and we do not know much about what they are actually learning. It's important to know firsthand what skills your child is learning with their dyslexia therapist, so that you will be more knowledgeable about how to reinforce those skills and help your child with reading at home.

A dyslexic child is smart and worthy of the gift of being able to read, just like any other child. 

• A dyslexic child is NOT simply unmotivated, lazy, nor unintelligent.

• A dyslexic child is one whose brain works 5 times harder than the typical child when it comes to reading and learning!

Recognize that children may have good days and bad days when it comes to learning. Teach your child to persevere through the struggles, and to never give up. Part of learning is making mistakes and understanding that no one is ever going to be perfect. Teach your child to believe in him/herself and believe that he/she can do hard things!