On Monday, November 4th the Dubuque City Council will proclaim November as “Dubuque Family Literacy Month” and recognize: From birth to age 5, a child’s brain develops more than any other time in life. Parents, a child’s first teacher, play an important role in helping to build a child’s literacy and vocabulary. As their child’s […]
Archive | October, 2019
Dyslexia
October is dyslexia awareness month. Dyslexia is a learning disability that one in five students have, and affects about 80% of those with a learning disability. Discovered in 1881, dyslexia is often characterized by difficulty rhyming, associating sounds with symbols, and sequencing and ordering sounds. Other signs include difficulty sounding out unfamiliar words, or reading […]