In the last post, we talked about the nervous system of reading and how literacy is not just an academic task but a full-body experience. A child has to feel safe, regulated, and emotionally available before their brain can devote resources to decoding words on a page. Today we’re talking about what happens when attention … Continue reading When Attention Won’t Sit Still: Why Kids Can’t Read if Their Brains Are Elsewhere

Reading and writing are often treated as purely cognitive skills. We talk about phonics, comprehension strategies, sentence structure, and output. We measure speed. We track accuracy. We label deficits. What we rarely talk about is the nervous system. Before a child can decode a word, hold a sentence in working memory, or organize their thoughts … Continue reading The Nervous System Behind Reading and Writing