May 30 Dyslexia is a Gift? Where is the Return Line? Part 2 By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Dyslexia, Orthography 2 Comments In a previous blog post I laid out my reasons for why I do not believe dyslexia is a gift.…Read More
May 02 Morphological Awareness is Ready for its Close-up By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Orthography One Comment Do you feel that? That's the tides turning. That’s minds shifting. That is what a true understanding of the English…Read More
Mar 31 Dyslexia and the Nonsense Word Conundrum By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Orthography 11 Comments The use of nonsense words in intervention programs for reading and spelling to struggling readers is ubiquitous. It is ubiquitous…Read More
Jan 20 Structured Word Inquiry and OG By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Orthography 12 Comments Have you heard the buzz about Structured Word Inquiry (SWI)? Are you curious how Structured Word Inquiry answers the call…Read More
Nov 17 Phonesthemes By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Orthography No Comments Do you snarl when you say snivel, snout, snoot, snub, snot, snob or snotty? Do you feel a certain sensation…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
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
Feb 09 Misspelled Word of the Day – Day 3: growth By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Orthography No Comments Reminder: The purpose of Misspelled Word of the Day is not to try to make everyone a perfect speller, the…Read More
Feb 03 #DyslexiaTalk – All About Structured Word Inquiry By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Orthography No Comments On February 3rd, 2015, Dyslexia Training Institute held a #DyslexiaTalk chat about Structured Word Inquiry (SWI). Check out the transcript…Read More
Jan 30 Misspelled Word(s) of the Day – Day 2: -ion Words By Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley Orthography 7 Comments Reminder: The purpose of Misspelled Word of the Day is not to try to make everyone a perfect speller, the…Read More