We have GROWN: Dyslexia Evaluation + Treatment
We continue to find our Way to Grow in supporting children and families in our community!! We are excited to announce another way we serve through… DYSLEXIA EVALUATION + TREATMENT!
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability characterized by difficulty with reading as well as other language skills such as spelling and writing.
As we think about what it takes to read, it’s super complex! Yale Center for Dyslexia + Creativity shares the complexity required by our brains to read: our brain must connect letters to sounds, put those sounds in the right order, and pull the words together into sentences and paragraphs that we can read and comprehend!
Shoo! That’s a lot!
When a child has dyslexia, they struggle pairing the letters they see with the sounds those letters {or combinations of letters} make. This makes the process even more tiring!
This difficulty, however, has no connection to their overall intelligence. While children with dyslexia may be slow to read, they often are creative thinkers with strong reasoning abilities!
Although Dyslexia has lifelong implications— with early identification and support, each child can be just who they are meant to be!
What sets our services apart?
Our goal is to meet you and your little one right where you are. We are able to offer individualized assessments with both educational and language based assessment to encompass all aspects of learning!
We are then able to use your child’s unique set of strengths to offer an individualized treatment plan and recommendations for school accommodations.
Ongoing support is led by a Speech Language Pathologist with expertise in treatment for Dyslexia. Therapy consists of systematic, sequentially structured lessons to ensure mastery and support easy implementation. We use a multi sensory learning approach that encompasses auditory, visual, and kinesthetic activities to keep each kiddo actively engaged.
How can we help you?
If you have concerns or think you may be seeing early signs of dyslexia OR if you have a family history of dyslexia, reach out! We are happy to discuss the next steps get your kiddo set up for a dyslexia evaluation. Following the evaluation, we can walk you through the options available that best support each next milestone surrounding reading, literacy and writing!
“These mountains that
you are carrying, you
were only supposed
to climb.”
NAJWA ZEBIAN
References:
Sanfilippo J, Ness M, Petscher Y, Rappaport L, Zuckerman B, Gaab N. Reintroducing Dyslexia: Early Identification and Implications for Pediatric Practice. Pediatrics. 2020 Jul;146(1):e20193046. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-3046. Epub 2020 Jun 23. PMID: 32576595; PMCID: PMC7329249.
Karipidis II, Hong DS. Dyslexia in Pediatrics: Simple Practices to Tackle a Complex Issue. Pediatrics. 2020 Jul;146(1):e20201470. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-1470. Epub 2020 Jun 23. PMID: 32576594.