The Reading Focus Cards

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18tiTQ8UrE/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Litigating Literacy for this poignant post!

Somewhere along the way, reading failure became normalized.

Children being years behind became normal.

“Wait and see” became normal.

Parents asking hard questions became the problem.

It should be the other way around.

The problem is not parents demanding literacy.

The problem is a system that has become comfortable with too many children struggling to read.



𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/473mhnut

𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Byk4AZQN5/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Soar With Dyslexia for creating another insightful post shared by Decoding Dyslexia - ME!

If multi-sensory & hands-on approaches (among others!) were implemented to teach not only dyslexic learners but ALL children, every student would read & learn effectively!



𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀:
https://tinyurl.com/473mhnut

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗.
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/05/01/posters-of-progress/

A century of posters provides a unique look at American Libraries Magazine’s storied history--from wartime appeals to celebrity-studded reading campaigns. This one features LeVar Burton, the renowned literacy advocate & actor. Check them all out via the link above here!

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/3abuem3k

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀!
https://imacrazybooklady.com/barnes-noble-summer-reading-program-2026

Thanks to The Crazy Book Lady for this timely post!

Barnes & Noble has a summer reading program for 2026, and your child can earn a FREE book!

This program is for kids in grades 1 through 6. If your child reads 8 books over the summer, he/she can write them down in the reading journal via the link above. After filling it out, bring the journal to a Barnes & Noble store anytime between July 1 and August 31, 2026, and your child will receive a FREE book as a reward!

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/43az9sn5

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 + 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘁!
https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/make-homemade-puppet-theatre/?

Great for summer fun on a rainy day—or ANYTIME!

What to do with those BIG boxes after the holiday gift giving is over? Cardboard is a fantastic resource for crafting with kids because it’s easily available and FREE so the possibilities are endless! This DIY puppet theatre is the perfect absorbing activity for a rainy afternoon—or anytime, actually!

Combine this activity with a favorite book like 𝙋𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙤 or another story featuring a puppet, marionette or puppeteer. Watch the kids use their creative skills to improve their literacy skills at the same time—all while having fun, too!

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/43az9sn5

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 & 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17PzRraD43/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Georgia Ryan - Dyslexic Warrior for sharing this excellent post from Learning Ally!

“As a school student that was able to keep up with my peers and even do well in school, meant that many of my teacher’s assumptions that I was “too smart” to be dyslexic, led to years of delay in getting assessed, despite the fact that I was doing more and more hours of homework and struggling in every lesson.
This was not the fault of my teachers, as how can we blame teachers that weren’t adequately trained to identify and support the needs of struggling readers.

We need to ensure EVERY teacher is trained to ensure EVERY child is taught to read!”




You can read their free educators guide “Hidden in Plain Sight” where this quote was taken from here:
https://www.learningally.org/Portals/6/Docs/white-papers/HiddeninPlainSight_WP_o.pdf

𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/3abuem3k

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CXwPiZmWA/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Decoding Dyslexia-IA for sharing this post with a quote from Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley!

Yes, our children with dyslexia struggle to read—daily. However, when school districts & their teachers do agree to accept, learn & implement the strategies & methods to truly help them read effectively, then we will experience more equitable learning for all!

𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/3abuem3k

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗻𝘇
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18EQX5jwjd/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to History Retraced for this inspiring post!

🪙 Down to his absolute financial limit in the spring of 1974, a struggling Henry Winkler walked into an ABC audition that would decide his entire future.

🛑 Because producers restricted the scripts to the casting office, actors were forced to perform a cold reading on the spot—a nightmare scenario for someone with a hidden literacy barrier.

👥 To survive the audition, Winkler ingeniously asked a rival actor to read the lines aloud, relying entirely on his sharp auditory memory to copy and memorize the text by ear.

🏍️ His vocal reading of the cool, leather-jacketed character Arthur Fonzarelli was so complete that the mesmerized creators canceled the rest of the day's auditions on the spot.

💡 It wasn't until age 31 that Winkler discovered he had severe dyslexia, transforming his past trauma into inspiration to write a beloved children's book series about a dyslexic hero.

𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/mr3uaatk

𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 + 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 = 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 & 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Kej4EU1yy/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Tools for Dyslexia for this insightful post!

It's not everyone's story but hopefully more and more children and adults with dyslexia will find they can be successful at whatever they want to do. With the right support and tools, they can achieve their goals and their dreams!




𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/mr3uaatk