Characteristics Of Dyslexia: Reading
- Difficulty with letter-sound recognition
- Slow reading fluency
- Difficulty manipulating sounds in words
- Weak reading comprehension skills
- Difficulty blending sounds together to read words
Characteristics Of Dyslexia: Spelling
- Difficulty spelling
- Mixing up the order of letters when spelling
- Family history of reading and spelling difficulty
- Confusing similiar looking letters and words
- Spelling words how they sound (ex: "wuz" for "was")
Characteristics Of Dyslexia: Language
- Late learning to speak
- Difficulty with learning nursery rhymes and the alphabet
- Difficulty with following directions
- Weak vocabulary
- Difficulty with grammar
How To Get Started!
Step 1: Contact Us
Choosing a therapist to support your child is a big decision! We offer free 15-minute consultation calls to help decide if we are the right fit for your family.
Step 2: Get A Referral
To ensure that there is collaboration between us and other healthcare professionals, we request that clients receive a referral from their child’s primary care provider.
Step 3: Complete Intake
We want to get to know you! We provide intake forms to gather background information regarding your areas of concern, as well as information to keep the evaluation and treatment process running smoothly.
Step 4: Schedule an Evaluation
Now it is time to book your evaluation! Comprehensive dyslexia evaluations can take up to 4-6 hours to complete. This assessment will analyze areas, such as language, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, word reading, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension skills.