We first met Madi when she was completing her first year of kindergarten. She was struggling with reading and math, and her handwriting was a mess! She was behaving herself in school, but the tension from repeated failures in school was causing daily meltdowns at home. Her teacher [...]
As the school year draws to an end, you may be facing the difficult decision of retention. Maybe your son isn’t reading as smoothly or writing as fluently as his peers? Or maybe your daughter’s “reading” seems fine, but she can’t remember what she has read? And since she is less [...]
After 30 years in practice, we have seen it all. We have seen children conquer dyslexia, graduate from college and embark on rewarding careers. We have seen children overcome autism, join clubs, return to regular classrooms and then go on to college. We have also seen the other side [...]
Dear Parents (who are still on the fence), We believe your child can be very successful in life! We see him graduating from high school and moving on to college. We see him interacting with his peers and professors – engaging in intellectual discussions. We see him choosing a [...]
Jeff didn’t receive the early intensive intervention he needed to overcome his dyslexia and have a balanced life. This is what CAN happen if you take the band-aid approach to intervention, or even worse, just wait and see. As a preemie, Jeff had challenges from the day he was [...]
We’ll help them find their unique gifts to share with the world. Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. ~ Albert Einstein These were the words of Albert [...]
Max’s parents were worried about his future. He was an intelligent kid who loved learning about history and current events. He was social and had strong relationships with his family and friends. But his grades were mediocre, at best. He could not write a legible essay with correct grammar and [...]
There is so much confusion and myth surrounding dyslexia. I decided to take this opportunity to answer the questions that keep popping up in my discussions with our parents and teachers. This information comes from a compilation of textbooks on dyslexia, especially Sally Shaywitz’s book, Overcoming Dyslexia, and my own [...]