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Many students struggle with reading, especially those with dyslexia or other learning disabilities. For these students, the best evidence-based approach for helping them build their reading skills is Orton Gillingham tutoring, a systematic, multi-sensory approach that helps students build their decoding and spelling skills.

In this podcast, Dr. Emily Levy explains what Orton Gillingham tutoring is and how the Orton Gillingham method works. She delves into what an Orton Gillingham lesson looks like and how this type of reading intervention can help struggling readers tremendously.

For many students with learning disabilities, the idea of applying to and succeeding in college can be daunting. Yet many students with learning disabilities have achieved great success in college and beyond. The ideas below can help you excel and thrive in your college journey.

Internet users have been left speechless after a frustrated parent shared an image of their seventh-grade son’s word-search homework, which they described as a “nightmare.”

Your child was diagnosed with a learning disability, and you don’t know where to turn. There may be some extra support your child’s school offers for building academic skills, but many students with learning disabilities benefit from specialized learning disability tutoring outside of school. What should you look for in a tutor for students with learning disabilities?