Sep 22 Dyslexia: Take a Time Out By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Dyslexia 9 Comments As the dyslexia awareness movement marches forward and starts to become more and more visible to the public and…Read More
Aug 05 Are you Schwaducated? Take this Quiz to Find Out By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Orthography 2 Comments It is not uncommon to sweep the schwa under the rug or give it a cursory nod in a short…Read More
Jul 30 School Was My English Thief By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley New Research One Comment I feel cheated. I feel robbed. I feel like those entrusted with my education did not trust my intellect. I…Read More
Jun 10 Are Dyslexia Advocates Ungracious or Misunderstood? By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Dyslexia 3 Comments Are Dyslexia Advocates Misunderstood? I don’t know if it is because it’s the end of the year and I am…Read More
May 20 Dyslexia and the School By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Special Ed Law and Dyslexia 17 Comments At the risk of being a Debbie Downer, I wanted to share with you some facts about special education that…Read More
May 11 Dyslexia: When the IEP is a Dictatorship By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Advocacy, Special Ed Law and Dyslexia 14 Comments Today the school psychologist walked into the room where we were having our IEP meeting, saw me sitting at the…Read More
May 08 Misspelled Word(s) of the Day – Day 4 – Every and Family By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Orthography One Comment Reminder: The purpose of Misspelled Word of the Day is not to try to make everyone a perfect speller, the…Read More
May 06 AB1369: Dear Fellow Californians By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Advocacy 6 Comments Dear parents, students and anyone who works with students with dyslexia in California, The news of AB1369 has hit social…Read More
Mar 10 OMG! Dyslexia and the Difficult IEP Team Member By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Advocacy 3 Comments There comes a time in every advocate’s professional life when an IEP goes awry because of a hostile team member.…Read More
Feb 12 For Those with Dyslexia, Whole Language is a Coping Mechanism, Not a Strategy By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Dyslexia 32 Comments I think about hanging up my advocate hat a lot because sometimes it just isn’t healthy for me. There are…Read More