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Reading Help for 1st Graders
Learning To Read Is a Sequential Process Is your child having difficulty blending sounds in 1st grade? Is your first grader struggling with reading? What does struggling with reading even mean in...
Help for ADHD Without Medication: Natural Remedies
ADHD Therapies With No Medicine How to help a child with ADHD without drugs? It's a question we hear more often these days. While lesser known, there are ways to manage and control ADHD without...
The Amazing Brain and How It Changes
Neuroplasticity Examples – How the Brain Learns and Transforms The human brain is a fascinating organ. While it makes up only about 2 percent of our body mass, it uses approximately 20 percent of...
Breaking the Connection: Dyslexia and Anxiety
How to End Dyslexia Panic Attacks and Homework Tears If you want to learn how to help a dyslexic child crying over homework, how to stop school avoidance related to dyslexia, or how to help a child...
Writing Problems – How To Help Your Child
Do's and Don'ts for Struggling Young Writers Every parent knows that sometimes getting their child to complete work can be challenging. Whether you are teaching your children at home or in school,...
Is Dyslexia Linked to Low IQ?
Yale study confirms that dyslexia not correlated to IQ. Learning read requires cognitive foundation that can be mastered by everyone regardless of IQ.
9 Surprising Consequences of Auditory Processing Disorder
Auditory Processing Impacts Many Aspects of Life Auditory processing disorder (APD) is an umbrella term that describes many different auditory processing problems and difficulties synthesizing...
Could Your 2e Child Be Hiding a Disability?
Double-Edged Frustration: 2e, Twice-Exceptional Kids Twice-exceptional, meaning gifted students with a learning disability like dyslexia, is a challenge for parents. An unrecognized and untreated...
How to Prepare Your Child for Phonics and Reading Success
Quick Summary: Phonics fell out of favor in the 1970s and 1980s because many children lacked the processing skills to pick out the sounds inside the syllables and words. This led to alternative...
Is Your Child’s Brain Fast Enough to Read?
The Amazing Reading Brain - If Processing Is Fast Enough The brain can make every word a "sight word" when language processing skills are good. But what if they're not? Reading feels like a visual...
The 7 Essential Steps To Reading Proficiency
Stages of Reading Development - In Sequence Confident reading with comprehension is the culmination of a learn-to-read journey that requires mastery of the sequential stages of reading development,...
Is “Wait and See” a Risky Strategy for My Struggling Child?
Quick Summary: While it is tempting to wait and see if a struggling child will eventually catch up, delaying support can have consequences. Learning gaps can compound, and the emotional toll of...
State Scholarship Application Windows for 2026/27
Apply Now, Make Program Choice Later Many parents receive 100% funding from their state for their Gemm Learning program Many states offer full funding of after-school tutoring and learning...
APD Dyslexia Scholarship Essays
Past Winning Essays This page brings together past essays from Gemm Learning’s APD/Dyslexia Scholarship winners and featured writers. We are always amazed and grateful to receive wonderful essays in...
How Dyslexia Affects Mental Health & Motivation
The Hidden Emotional Toll of Dyslexia Dyslexic children are at risk for mental health issues, and persistent emotional symptoms.International Dyslexia Association Dyslexia is most...
Undiagnosed Adult Dyslexia Symptoms, And What You Can Do
Adult Dyslexia Is More Common Than You Think Many adults quietly suspect that something about reading or writing has always been harder than it should be. Maybe you read more slowly than your...
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