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Tutors are Teachers!
By: Kimberly Stevens Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week and I want to make sure the Tutors of Dyslexia Reading Connection don’t go unnoticed. The work they do is valuable, enriching, and life changing for the students they work with. For a student with dyslexia or dyscalculia learning can be arduous because of how they Read more about Tutors are Teachers![…]
Updates and Appreciation
By: Kimberly Stevens The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted our lives. We’ve all been impacted in one way or another. At Dyslexia Reading Connection we are doing our best to follow the news as information is being released about reopening Wisconsin. Today, I listened to the Information Hearing about the “Back to Business” plan for our Read more about Updates and Appreciation[…]
Teaching Dyslexic Children at Home? Here Are Some Tips…
By: Amber Creamer Under the current circumstances of our nation, many decisions are being made for us and our children, and while it’s for our well-being, it’s possible these decisions have put many parents in situations we never would have imagined being in…including being our child’s “teacher.” Although students are still getting the content of Read more about Teaching Dyslexic Children at Home? Here Are Some Tips…[…]
Learning, Not Limited to the Classroom
By: Kimberly Stevens The coronavirus pandemic has seriously impacted so many businesses in our community. Restaurants are closed, children cannot play on playground equipment and people are being laid off from work. Families are being forced to stay home and stay safe. Whether we like it or not, things won’t be changing for at least Read more about Learning, Not Limited to the Classroom[…]
The Dyslexic Advantage
Challenge Your Perspective By: Karrie Brass Have you wondered what the best way is to understand how your child or spouse processes information? Do you have a desire to have a more thorough understanding of their strengths, and not just their weaknesses? Being a wife to a dyslexic husband, parent to four children, all who Read more about The Dyslexic Advantage[…]
Let Them Listen!
Have you or your child ever been told that listening to audiobooks isn’t the same thing as reading? That it isn’t as beneficial and won’t produce the same result? For anyone who has a loved one who benefits from audiobooks, you know that they open up a whole new world of literature to those who Read more about Let Them Listen![…]
Our Greatest Assets: Perri Ducklow
Name: Perri Ducklow Please meet Perri! She has been tutoring at DRC since January 2014 and she loves every minute of it. Perri graduated from UW-Oshkosh with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. Although she never formally taught in a classroom she thrives on providing one-on-one instruction as a tutor. Outside of DRC, Perri works Read more about Our Greatest Assets: Perri Ducklow[…]
Our Greatest Assets: Carmen Schipper
Tutor: Carmen Schipper Please meet Carmen Schipper. Carmen has been tutoring with Dyslexia Reading Connection since September 2017. Dyslexia is something very close to Carmen. When in college, Carmen tutored two of her friends who struggled with dyslexia. Personally, Carmen’s eldest son struggles with dysgraphia and she has been working with him for years to Read more about Our Greatest Assets: Carmen Schipper[…]
Our Greatest Assets: Judi Thoma
Tutors: Our Greatest Assets Tutor: Judi Thoma Please meet Judi Thoma. Judi has been tutoring with Dyslexia Reading Connection since October 2014. Prior to working at DRC, Judi was a teacher of grades 1-4 at Peace Lutheran School in Green Lake, WI and later at Emanuel Lutheran School. She also taught preschool for four years Read more about Our Greatest Assets: Judi Thoma[…]