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Dyslexia Writing Technology: Voice Dream Writer

This blog shares my video podcast, featuring dyslexia advocate and author Winston Chen. Winston tells us all about the many benefits of his app, Voice Dream Writer, for individuals with dyslexia. T...

88 Assistive Technology Tools for Struggling Learners

Making sense of the complex weave of assistive technology devices and applications for struggling learners can be a confusing and frustrating chore. This blog talks about 15 different types of assi...

Technology Shortcuts Every Teacher Should Know

Keyboard shortcuts are one of the simplest ways to save time and work more efficiently—whether you’re writing a paper, designing a presentation, or managing daily tasks. Instead of clicking through...

Light emitted by Technology Disrupts Sleep: Strategies for Students

Many students struggle to fall asleep at night, even though they are terribly tired during the day. Why is this becoming a common occurrence? Daily, the average student spends nine hours using tech...

Solving Spelling Problems with Digital Assistants and Voice Search Technology

Challenges with spelling disrupt the flow of thoughts, distract the writer, and often result in poor word choice. Even though the author may have an excellent speaking vocabulary, their writing ...

BeeLine Reader: Dyslexia and ADHD Technology Improves Word Tracking Abilities

When reading, do you ever find it difficult to track from one line to the next? This can be tricky for anyone when reading small text, but for many struggling readers, it remains a pervasive proble...

Top Three, Free Technology Picks for Homework Help and Test Preparation

There is a vast sea of websites and software tools washing up all around us, and staying on top of these resources can feel like an overwhelming tsunami. I’m a learning specialist and educational ...

Free Speech to Text on Google Docs Helps Dyslexic Students

I’m so excited to tell you about the Google Docs tool, Voice typing! This voice-to-text technology can be a wonderful, free assistive technology device for students with dyslexia and other types o...

Free Text to Speech Software Can Help Students Edit Papers

🗣️ Why Every Student Should Use Text-to-Speech for Writing and Editing Text-to-speech (TTS) software is no longer just an accessibility feature — it’s a powerful learning and editing tool for st...

How to Inspire Kids that Hate to Write

I love to get challenging students, because they always help me to grow and find new, exciting pathways to learning. For the past few months, I have been working with a discouraged and easily agita...

Text to Voice - A Bookshare Demonstration and Discussion

In this episode of the Go Dyslexia Podcast, I’m joined by Stan Gloss, CEO of BioTeam and an advocate for accessible learning technologies. Together, we dive into an online demonstration of Bookshar...

How to Identify Slow Processing Speed in your Child

This week, I am thrilled to feature a blog by the Founder and President of LearningWorks for Kids, Randy Kulman, Ph.D. Randy tells us about how to identify slow processing speed in your child. H...

Do We Need to Reform Education? Why So Many Students Are Struggling With Executive Functioning.

In my journey as a learning specialist and educational therapist, the surge in calls from concerned parents has been nothing short of a tidal wave. Each conversation echoes a similar refrain...

Free Advice for Mastering Voice Typing with Google Docs

Voice to text, or what Google Docs calls, voice typing, is an application used by more and more learners. This technology allows students to dictate ideas to a computer, and it types for them. Wh...

Editing Student Writing Using Free Mac Text to Speech

For many students, it is a struggle to edit one's own writing - if it is even done at all.  We all tend to read what we have written the way we meant to write it, and it’s easy to scan over misspel...

Reasons Some Struggling Students Should Stop Taking Notes

For some students, the act of writing notes can help to encode classroom lessons, but for others, it can present an obstacle that prevents them from learning the content in the moment.  What shoul...

Two Best Apps for Dyslexics: Words from Designer Winston Chen

Voice Dream Reader and now the new Voice Dream Writer are what I believe to be the best apps out there for dyslexics as well as struggling readers and writers.  I am so pleased to feature an ...

Scrible: Amazing Annotating Writing Tool for Dyslexic and Struggling Writers

Like a complex braid, great writers weave and multitask with sentence rules, spelling, idea formation, content organization, and more. And when learners struggle with one or more of these processe...

Dyslexia Strengths and the Creative Side with Artist and Advocate Mike Juggins: Go Dyslexia Episode 3

This blog shares my video podcast featuring artist, videographer, and dyslexia advocate Mike Juggins. Unfortunately, Mike passed away a few years ago, but his message still lives on!  About the P...

What Does an Educational Specialist or Learning Specialist Earn?

There are so many specialist degrees and educational programs available in the field of education that it can be a challenging task to search for and find one's best career choice. You should consi...

List of Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Learning Disabilities

Getting the best reasonable accommodations for struggling learners with disabilities can be a challenge.  The list of possible options is rarely made available to parents, so many remain unaware of...

7 Organizational Tricks that Keep Educational Materials Orderly and Accessible

When you have as much material and resources as I have collected over the past 20 years, acting as a learning specialist, it can be easy to overlook some great options or even have trouble finding...

Over 100 of the Best, Free, Online, Educational Games

Many parents and teachers are cautious about allowing computer time, and for good reason. Too many children become hooked on fast-paced, mindless games that encourage the very behaviors we work har...

15 Ethical Ways Students Can Use AI Tools to Boost Learning

As an educational therapist and executive functioning coach, I’ve seen how technology can be a powerful ally in supporting students. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one such tool that offers immens...

Why Copying from a Board is Ineffective for Dyslexics

Having to take notes by copying from a board or projection while a teacher is lecturing is challenging for any learner because it requires students to multitask and constantly shift modes of learn...

How to Convert Images and PDFs to Text Documents For Free

Have you ever wondered if you can turn an image or a PDF into an editable document? What was once a costly and buggy turnaround is now free and quick with Google Drive. This can be an invaluable tr...

Teaching Students Relaxation and Attention Skills with the Muse

In recent years, I’ve noticed a growing concern among educators and therapists—students are showing signs of low stamina, anxiety, and cognitive fatigue at increasingly younger ages. Between digita...

Word Finding Strategies for Dyslexics with Word Retrieval Deficits

We all suffer, from time to time, with that feeling that a name or phrase we are trying to recall is on the tip of our tongue, but somehow we just can't access the needed information in the momen...

Dysphonetic and Dyseidetic Dyslexia - What is the Difference?

Meeting the needs of a student with dyslexia can be a complicated process because most require an individualized approach. Although two students might struggle with common symptoms such as word rev...

What are the Signs of Dysgraphia and Solutions for Success?

Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects written language: spelling, capturing ideas on paper, visual-spatial skills, and fine motor skills such as handwriting. Different terms are used to...

Accommodating Students with Dyslexia - 12 Strategies for Success

Students with dyslexia or symptoms of dyslexia often struggle in school. It is not that they have limited abilities. On the contrary, many have IQs in the above-average or genius range. As a result...

How Can I Improve My Reading Speed and Comprehension?

There are all sorts of companies that are trying to sell “speed reading” programs and a “quick comprehension fix.” I often evaluate these products, and I continually find them too good to be true. ...

VNotes: The Ultimate AI Writing Tool for Accommodating Learning Disabilities

In my journey as an educational therapist, the discovery of innovative tools that push beyond the conventional boundaries and cater to the unique needs of my clients is always at the fo...

Important Dyslexia Accommodations in the Classroom

Getting a school to recognize, test, and then accommodate your child with dyslexia can be an arduous and frustrating task.  Although public school systems can accommodate the individual needs of o...

Early Detection of Dyslexia

Early intervention is a key strategy for struggling learners.  It can help to define a remedial approach and can assist learners with the tools and strategies for working around potential academic ...

Free Five Paragraph Essay Instruction

Many students struggle with writing and find the required steps both confusing and overwhelming. However, learning the "formula" behind an excellent essay can make the process of writing a relativ...

Dyslexia: Rapid Automatic Naming and Multisensory Methods

I’m so pleased to announce my seventh Go Dyslexia video podcast: Rapid Automatic Naming and Multisensory Methods with Guest Dr. Michael Hart and Host Dr. Erica Warren. This blog shares my most r...

PhotoMath and ModMath - Best FREE Apps for Struggling Math Students

Serving the needs of struggling math students can be challenging, and giving them the assistive technology tools for independent learning is vital. This week, I’m excited about sharing my two favo...

10 Ways to Motivate and Empower Struggling Readers

Making the reading process fun can transform an apparent chore into an enjoyable activity that young learners can relish.     Make Reading Fun One can make the reading process pleasurable by int...

How to Become an Executive Functioning Coach: A Step-by-Step Guide

The demand for executive functioning (EF) coaches continues to grow as more people recognize the importance of executive functioning skills in achieving academic, personal, and professional success...

Social Media Disrupts Homework - Five Management Strategies for Success

Although many students think that they can manage an onslaught of distractions while they are doing their homework, there is a price to pay. Pings from social media and bleeps from electronic devic...

Erasable Frixion Markers Make Learning Both Fun and Memorable

Frixion pens, highlighters, and markers are currently my favorite tools for making my sessions both fun and memorable. From color-coding to erasing mishaps to sending secret messages, these magical...

What's the Difference Between Educational Psychology and Educational Therapy?

There seems to be a logical assumption that if you get a degree in educational psychology, this would enable you to be an educational therapist. As with many assumptions, this is partially true, ...

Mindful Meditations for Children: An Interview Heather Bestel

It is with great pleasure to share with you an interview with Heather Bestel, the creator of Magical Meditations for Kids. Heather is a holistic therapist and mindful teacher who embraces the ideas...

The CodPast Celebrates the Cool and Creative side of Dyslexia

I’m so pleased to feature and share an interview with Sean Douglas and his Codpast!  Sean is an internet broadcaster with experience in broadcast TV news, public relations, corporate communications...

30 Ways the Amazon Echo Can Assist Struggling Learners

My favorite piece of technology in my house is my Amazon Echo. It offers me so many great features with quick voice-activated access to the time, music, weather, the news, traffic, local stores, a...

Episode 88: How AI and Assistive Technology can take the Dis out of Disabilities

In this episode, hosts Darius Namdaran and Dr. Erica Warren explore how AI and assistive technology are revolutionizing the landscape of learning disabilities. They discuss the potential of AI tool...

Episode 44: AI Capabilities with Memory and Processing

In this episode, hosts Erica and Darius explore the fascinating world of artificial intelligence (AI), its likeness to the human brain, and how it interacts with our memory systems. They unpack the...