Research, tips, and real stories for reading families
August 4, 2026
Understanding Your Reading Assessment Results
A parent's guide to reading your Online Reading Tutor screening results: risk levels, error types, and how to put the results to use.
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How Can I Help My Dyslexic Learner at Home?
Practical, everyday ways parents can support a struggling reader at home: from reading aloud together to working with your child's school.
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If It's Not Dyslexia, Why Is Reading So Hard?
A negative dyslexia assessment doesn't mean your child doesn't need help. Here's why reading struggles can fall through the cracks of an official diagnosis.
Read more →August 4, 2026
What Is Orton-Gillingham?
A look at the Orton-Gillingham method: the structured, multisensory approach to reading instruction behind our program, and why it works for dyslexic learners.
Read more →June 1, 2026
5 Common Myths About Dyslexia, Debunked
Dyslexia isn't about seeing letters backwards, and it isn't more common in boys. Here's what the research actually says.
Read more →May 15, 2026
Why 20 Minutes a Day Beats 2 Hours Once a Week
The science of frequency in reading intervention, and why daily, structured practice builds automatic decoding faster than infrequent long sessions.
Read more →April 20, 2026
Smart, Creative, and Struggling to Read: People Who Overcame Dyslexia
Dyslexia has never been a ceiling on achievement. A look at well-known figures who struggled to read as children, and what it means for your child today.
Read more →April 8, 2026
What Is Being Dyslexic Actually Like? The Hidden Struggles and Unexpected Advantages
A dyslexic adult describes what reading and writing actually feel like day to day: the hidden struggles, the coping tools, and the strengths few people see.
Read more →March 19, 2023
Dyslexia Clues to Watch Out For
Dyslexia looks different at different ages. Here are the specific warning signs to watch for from kindergarten through age 7 and beyond.
Read more →March 12, 2023
Dyslexia and Decoding: Why We Teach Using Nonsense Words
Nonsense words like 'za' and 'byrcal' can't be guessed or memorized, which is exactly why they're one of the most effective tools for teaching decoding.
Read more →March 5, 2023
A Mother Asks, 'What Is Dyslexia?'
One mother's 13-year search for answers about her daughter's reading struggles: the warning signs, the diagnosis, and the turnaround that followed.
Read more →February 26, 2023
Computer Proficiency and Dyslexia: Why Right-Brained Thinkers Excel with Tech
Many dyslexic thinkers are computer whizzes. Here's the right-brain science behind why technology often comes so naturally to struggling readers.
Read more →February 19, 2023
Dyslexia Is More Common Than You Think
About 15-20% of people worldwide have dyslexia. Here's why it's so often missed, and how early screening and the right instruction change the trajectory.
Read more →February 12, 2023
Why Learners with Dyslexia Thrive with Online Reading Tutor
A free screener, customized lessons, and unlimited practice access: here's what sets Online Reading Tutor's Orton-Gillingham based program apart.
Read more →February 5, 2023
Early Clues to Dyslexia: What to Watch For at Every Age
From speech delays in toddlers to word substitutions in early readers, here are the real warning signs of dyslexia parents and teachers should know.
Read more →January 29, 2023
What Makes Our Dyslexia Training So Effective?
From individualized assessment to auditory-visual decoding drills, here's how Online Reading Tutor has helped 2,000+ learners reach grade-level reading.
Read more →January 15, 2023
The Right to Read Inquiry: What Ontario's Landmark Report Means for Dyslexic Readers
Ontario's Right to Read Inquiry found reading instruction was failing struggling readers province-wide. Here's what the report recommended, and how it lines up with Online Reading Tutor.
Read more →January 8, 2023
"Bob, Stop Teaching Kids to Read": The Story Behind Online Reading Tutor
Online Reading Tutor founder Bob Almack was ordered to stop teaching his special ed students to read during math class. Here's why that day led him to build Online Reading Tutor.
Read more →November 30, 2022
Classroom Accommodations, Explained: A Parent's Guide
What classroom accommodations actually are, whether they're fair, and the four main types you can request through an IEP, 504 plan, or IPRC.
Read more →November 30, 2022
How to Prepare for an IEP Meeting: 7 Tips for Parents
Whether it's your first IEP meeting or your tenth, these seven tips will help you walk in organized, informed, and ready to advocate for your child.
Read more →November 30, 2022
Why Does My Dyslexic Child Struggle With Reading but Excel in Other Areas?
Dyslexic readers often show exceptional right-brain strengths even while reading feels impossible. Here's why, and why explicit instruction closes the gap.
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