by Emily W | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog
The Orton-Gillingham Approach To round out dyslexia awareness month, we’re featuring the Orton-Gillingham approach. This approach is designed to help students with dyslexia learn in a multi-sensory, cumulative way that makes sense to them. Orton-Gillingham was created...
by Emily W | Oct 7, 2020 | Blog
How NOT to be a Helicopter Parent As a parent, I know I’ve wanted to swoop in and fix my child’s struggles, and sometimes one of my girls would let me. But more often, they wanted to do things their own way. As we get further into October, maybe you’ve found yourself...
by Emily W | Sep 22, 2020 | Blog
Fall Checklist: Top 7 Tips Chris Mann is a unique, dedicated member of our Wright Academics family. An experienced executive skills coach, Chris is always ready to help our students. He has taken on the role of morning tutor for our drop-off program and helps many...
by Emily W | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog
The Overwhelm & How to Beat It What have these past few weeks felt like for you? For me, they have felt overwhelming, and I have noticed this as a general theme for nearly everyone I have spoken to. It seems we are in another round of change and unpredictability...
by Emily W | Aug 18, 2020 | Blog
What Do You Have to Work With? The beginning of the school year looks different for everyone in 2020. Some students are learning virtually while others are in-person and still more have opted to homeschool amidst the uncertainty. How can we best support our students...
by Emily W | Aug 4, 2020 | Blog
The Gift In previous blogs we have been chatting about the challenges of having dyslexia, but dyslexia is also a gift. No one embodies this more than Erika Gabrys. Those with dyslexia see things differently, in a much more visual, spatial way. They are often highly...
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