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Most dyslexia programs focus on phonics and phonemic awareness. The challenge is most smart struggling students learn differently, and would do far better with a handson program vs. a traditional dyslexia program. As Dr. Linda Silverman, from the Gifted Development Center says,
“Phonics instruction does not need to be eliminated altogether, but sight word vocabulary needs to be built first. Then whole words or syllables can be compared and the pattern recognition capacities of the visual-spatial learner can be brought to bear”.
Rather than testing for dyslexia, we screen for whether your child might be a right-brained learner , or have what we call Dyslexia Symptoms of Right-Brained Dyslexia. We start with the following 3 questions:
- Does your child remember details from places visited, even from years ago?
- Does your child remember details from movies, even if they missed the plot?
- Does your child learn best when they see and experience information?
- Does your child learn best when they see and experience information?
Than we shift to some common problems facing both students with dyslexia and right-brained learners:
- Does your child skip words and lines when reading?
- Does your child have difficulty paying attention to that which is boring or frustrating?
- Does your child get anxious or frustrated when taking tests or doing homework?
Dyslexia testing may be expensive and it may lead you away from your child's strengths.
If this sounds like your child, we suggest taking the 3D Learner Screening Tool to see if your child is a right-brained learner and if he/she has eye-teaming, attention, anxiety and related challenges.
Once you have completed the 3D Learner Screening Tool, consider the feedback and call us at 561-361-7495. Click here to go to our 3D Learner Screening Tool
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