For the Smart Struggling Neurodivergent, Right Brain or Kinesthetic 4th, 5th, or 6th Grader, How Parents Can Make The Difference

For the Smart Struggling Neurodivergent, Right Brain or Kinesthetic 4th, 5th, or 6th Grader, How Parents Can Make The Difference

The neurodivergent, right brain or kinesthetic learner in 4th, 5th and 6th grades missed critical time in school during the pandemic.  They often struggle with reading fluency, reading comprehension, math word problems, processing issues and may struggle with anxiety and frustration.  

This blog post focuses on the significant risks and opportunities for smart kids who learn differently, the key strengths and challenges of the neurodivergent, right brain or kinesthetic learner, examples of our successes and the pivotal role parents play.  

If you would like to discuss how to help your child succeed, you can either

call us at 561-361-7495 or schedule a call at “Let’s Discuss How to Help Your Child Succeed

9 key points we wish to stress are:
  • Many smart struggling students are neurodivergent, right brain or kinesthetic learners.  These are the kids who learn best when they see and experience information.  They are often a lot smarter than present results would indicate.  They often have a sea of strengths and challenges.  Most school based and outside interventions fail to recognize and capitalize on these strengths and the need to engage the student in the learning process.  You can access our no cost screening tool at                                              

Is My Child a Neurodivergent, Right Brain or Kinesthetic Learner?

  • There is a significant risk that things will get worse.
  • These students can do far better with an integrated, engaging and effective system that significantly improves reading fluency, reading comprehension, math skills, attention, executive function skills, and confidence, while reducing anxiety.  We have found it important to:
    • Tailor solutions to meet the student’s needs
    • Leverage their strengths and engage them in the learning process
    • Identify and addresses their challenges
    • Lower their anxiety and boost their self-esteem
    • Helps parents to secure the help the schools can provide
    • Helps the parents to be more effective coaches and advocates for their child
  • Psycho-educational testing by itself is valuable, but the benefits are much greater when it leads to a transformational program that allows your child to make significant progress.
  • For those students with dyslexia, a dyslexia treatment is often recommended.  The Science of Reading, that focuses on improving reading fluency, may be an integral part of the solution, but most of these programs are not designed to improve:
    • Vocabulary and reading comprehension
    • Math and writing skills
    • Attention, working memory and processing speed — executive function skills
    • Your parenting skills

At 3D Learner, we address dyslexia and reading fluency issues with the UFLI Program ®, a dyslexia intervention developed by the University of Florida Learning Institute.  It is an excellent option, that allows us to tailor a solution to meet your child’s specific needs.

  • For those students with ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder, ADHD medication is often recommended.  We use the Interactive Metronome ® to improve attention.  This can either be used to complement medication or as a stand alone offering.  Our students have done very well with the Interactive Metronome, that has several unique benefits:
    • It builds neural connections in the brain, that are still there years later.
    • It works all day, so you do not have the problem of your child having difficulty paying attention when doing homework, because the medication has worn off.
    • It also improves handwriting, reading and math fluency, sports skills and impulse control.

Note, the Interactive Metronome produces very different results, depending on the provider.  We have used it for over 24 years with excellent results.

  • If your child is a neurodivergent, right brain or kinesthetic learner, it is up to you to find the solution that can help your child be all they can be.
  • 3D Learner has helped thousands of neurodivergent, right brain and kinesthetic learners to make significant gains in months.

If you would like to discuss how to help your child succeed, you can either

call us at 561-361-7495 or schedule a call at “Let’s Discuss How to Help Your Child Succeed


One mom commented, “How is it you know my child better after less than 10 minutes than people who have taught him for years?. Our response, “That is our focus, helping kids who learn differently succeed.”

Her son gained 3 years in his reading comprehension is less than a year.  His teacher said, “Tyler made more progress in a year than any child I have had in 27 years of teaching”.



Specific challenges may include some of the following

  • Reading fluency and reading comprehensionReading comprehension gaps often widen and start to impact math, social studies and science,
  • Writing.  Handwriting may be an issue, but putting their thoughts on paper is almost always an issue
  • Math.  Some are good at arithmetic, but math word problems are often a nightmare
  • Processing skills.  They often have an excellent memory for what they have seen and experienced, but have great difficulty remembering what they heard or read
  • Attention.  They can often hyper-focus on video games or something they like, but they often have great difficulty paying attention to that which is boring or frustrating
  • Visual processing.  The neurodivergent, right brain or kinesthetic learner often has good peripheral vision, that is seeing the world around them.  Their challenges often include skipping words and lines when reading, missing signs when doing math problems and with handwriting and misaligning their math work, that results in mistakes
  • Anxiety, frustration and lack of confidence.  These have always been a problem for many kids, but these issues are more common and more significant with this group in this post pandemic era.
  • In some cases, being rebellious. These students often are in fight or flight mode and sometimes the relationship with their parents are really strained.

There is a risk that academic, frustration and anxiety issues will worsen, as the work gets harder and hormones kick in. 

As parents, there are several key points to recognize:

  • School programs and accommodations can help, but they rarely help a neurodivergent, right brain or kinesthetic learner come near their potential
  • If your child learns differently, they may have the potential to do far better within months
  • If you would like to discuss how to help your child succeed, you can either

call us at 561-361-7495 or schedule a call at “Let’s Discuss How to Help Your Child Succeed

 

The Rebellious Baseball Player who was a Neurodivergent Learner

Alan seemed like a normal kid, until you realize that he had been suspended twice by his school.  His parents complained that he did not read much, he was at times confrontational and even though he liked baseball and was good at it, he often had games where he was off.

They were also upset that despite an above average IQ, he was now in classes with a lot of kids who were struggling academically and were not a good influence on Alan.  A therapist referred the parents to 3D Learner.  

The parents were aware of the emotional control issues.   They were not aware of how far behind their son was, that it could get worse and that there was a significant opportunity for growth.

Alan was not interested in school, but his ears perked up when we told him we could improve his baseball skills.  His assessment showed:

  • His reading comprehension was four years below grade level
  • He had difficulty paying attention, but the real issue was his impulsive behavior.  When he tried to match a beat and he was off, he got frustrated and at times angry.  He shared that this anger and impulsivity happened in a number of settings – including the two where he was suspended
  • He skipped words and lines when reading and read very slowly
  • He learned best when he saw and experienced information

The goals we all agreed to where to:

  • Improve his reading comprehension 3 grade levels in 6 months
  • Behave well in school, even when he was frustrated
  • Get out of remedial reading for 7th grade and to be in classes with his friends
  • Increase his reading speed from 110 to 200 words per minute
  • Increase his batting average from 263 to 350 
  • Increase the number of home runs from 1 to 5
  • Work respectfully with his parents and to have a nonverbal cue, when he felt himself losing it

The actual results were:

  • He improved his reading comprehension 4 grade levels in 4 months
  • His behavior was far better at home and in school
  • He improved his reading speed to 206 words per minute
  • He did get into regular English classes and got a B in English
  • His batting average improved from 263 to 403, which was the highest on his team
  • He hit 10 home runs that spring and it led the league

A few of the keys to his success:

  • His parents saw the potential, were committed to his success and really liked that we could improve his academic, his behavior and his baseball skills.  We are always looking for a hook to engage students.
  • We taught him how to pause when he was frustrated
  • Our hands-on program engaged him and he learned how to visualize what he read
  • We improved his attention using the Interactive Metronome ® and showed him how to stay calm, even when he made mistakes
  • We improved his visual tracking
  • He saw changes within weeks in his reading, his behavior and his baseball performance

 

The More Typical Neurodivergent, Right Brain or Kinesthetic Learner

Ben could put together Legos for hours, had an incredible visual memory, but in 5th grade, his comprehension was two years below grade level, he often lost focus and he avoided reading.  Note, if you only read at 110 words per minute, you might avoid reading too.  Ben also suffered from anxiety challenges.

His parents saw an article with this graph that showed that secondary school students with learning disabilities often fall 3 to 4.9 years below grade level and some fall even further behind.

We assessed Ben and it confirmed:

  • A significant anxiety challenge — his heart rate jumped to 142 beats per minute when we just mentioned taking an English Language Assessment
  • He did lose focus
  • His reading comprehension was two years below grade level
  • He clearly learned differently and was a neurodivergent learner and very creative.  
  • He was motivated to succeed

The goals we set were to:

  • Improve his comprehension 3 grade levels in 6 months
  • Decrease the time it took to get homework time from 2.5 to 1.5 hours
  • Have him stay calm

The results with Ben were good:

He improved his reading comprehension 3 grade levels in 4 months.

  • He decreased his homework time to 1.25 hours
  • He was much calmer

Even better, Ben wound up reading 4 long books over the next 3 months and went on to win an award as the best reader in his middle school.

 

Smart Neurodivergent Students

Alexa’s mom was really frustrated.  Alexa had a 118 IQ, well above average.  Alexa’s reading was at the 48th percentile and she was very shy and afraid to ask questions.

Mom had asked the principal what she could do, and the principal suggested there was no need to do anything, he then added, “Someone has to be average”.

Mom became a Mom on a Mission.

She heard us speak on GOLD Students — Gifted Operating with a Learning Difference.  We focus on the student’s gifts and when we do, many neurodivergent, right brain and kinesthetic learners do far better.

Our assessment confirmed that Alexa both learned differently and was on grade level for reading comprehension.  It also showed she lost focus and skipped words and lines when reading.

The goals were to:

  • Significantly improve her attention and visual processing
  • Get Alexa to ask 3 questions a day the first month, 4 a day the second month and 5 a day the third month
  • To improve her performance on the SAT from the 48th to the 85th percentile

The results were Alexa:

  • Made significant improvements in her attention and visual processing
  • Asked 4 questions a day the first month, 8 questions a day the second month and we stopped counting
  • Improved her reading comprehension from the 48th to the 95th percentile
  • Became an extrovert and was a leader in the band in high school

7 Important Things to Consider About a Neurodivergent, Right Brain or Kinesthetic Learner in this Post Pandemic Period

  • Too often the neurodivergent, right brain or kinesthetic learner’s strengths and either not identified or the solutions do not capitalize on their strengths
  • Capitalizing on their strengths is often a key to improving their attitude and lowering their anxiety
  • The learning gaps are more significant than ever, the gaps often widen and schools rarely close the gap
  • Reading fluency and reading comprehension may both often issues and you want to address 
  • Executive function challenges (i.e. attention, working memory and processing speed) need to be both identified and improved 
  • Visual processing is often an issue
  • It takes informed, empowered and proactive parents to make the difference

If you would like to discuss how to help your child succeed, you can either

call us at 561-361-7495 or schedule a call at Let’s Discuss How to Help Your Child Succeed

Note, it is often up to parents to put their neurodivergent, right brain or kinesthetic learner on their Pathway from Stress to Outrageous Success
For the Neurodivergent Learner who may have Executive Function Challenges, Dyslexia and/or Auditory or Visual Processing Issues, An Assessment for Disabilities and an Assessment for Success Are Often Both Needed

For the Neurodivergent Learner who may have Executive Function Challenges, Dyslexia and/or Auditory or Visual Processing Issues, An Assessment for Disabilities and an Assessment for Success Are Often Both Needed

In our first article on” Getting it Right for Your Child”, we discussed several key points:

  • Reading fluency and reading comprehension gaps are often significant — especially for the right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner, who learns best when they see and experience information.  Note, understanding math and anxiety are often issues for these students, too.
  • These gaps often widen over time.  A student who is 2 years below grade level in reading comprehension in 4th grade may be 3 or 4 years below grade level by the time they enter high school.
  • The upside potential is often far greater than parents realize.  We have seen students we help improve their reading fluency dramatically and improve their reading comprehension by 2, 3 or even 4 grade levels within months.
  • Anxiety and frustration are bigger problems than at any point.  In this post pandemic period, more kids are anxious and frustrated, as they missed the foundation skills needed for success. When a child is anxious, they cannot learn; they are constantly doubting what they can do.

In recent discussions with teachers and other professionals and based on our own experience, 4th and 5th graders are especially at great risk, because they missed the key foundational skills needed for success due to school disruptions during COVID, during these critical early years of schooling.

  • Parents play a vital role in this equation.  The right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner often has a unique set of strengths and challenges that will require a tailored approach for the child to reach his or her full potential.

In this blog post, we will discuss the benefits of both assessing for a disability and assessing for success.  Many parents call us after they have had a psychoeducational assessment done by an outside professional.  This is an excellent time to leverage your investment by finding the right intervention to help your child succeed.

We offer a no cost consult you can access by calling us at 561-361-7495

 

Parents Play a Critical Role in Getting the Right Assessments and Interventions, Especially for the Right Brain, Kinesthetic or Neurodivergent Child

 

Getting a diagnosis for a “disability” is often critical for several reasons:

  • Public and charter schools require a student to have an identified disability before a student can qualify for special education services. This is sometimes hard for parents to hear. They fear their child will be labeled- when in reality, they learn differently- are smart- but the system is not set up to help kids like this, especially when there is often more than one issue that needs to be addressed.
  • As a Mom and an Educator, the emotional turmoil my kids experienced was the deciding factor that WE, AS PARENTS, needed to do something different! We needed to take the lead in finding what our kids were good at as well as find the professionals that understood and connected with them. Just getting a person that had specific training in a specific kind of program did not work.  WE HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME FROM PARENTS. It is vital to understand the whole child and work together as a team.
  • Voucher programs, like the Florida Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities, require a student to have a specific qualifying disability before a private or homeschool child can qualify for this program that can be worth $10000 or more for a student per year.
  • All schools require a qualifying disability to get accommodations. We can help you understand the process and how to best maneuver through it to get the help your child needs. It is important to remember that schools cannot always handle multiple issues: especially processing issues.

Too often schools delay the evaluation process.  They frequently say they must complete the Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) process before they will evaluate a child.  Here is a link to a blog post that discusses how RTI cannot be used to delay or deny an evaluation and a sample letter to expedite the process.

Our single biggest mistake with our own kids was not recognizing that they were both right brain, kinesthetic and neurodivergent learners who learned best when they saw and experienced information.  Too often assessments do not recognize these strengths.  The good news is that more and more private psychoeducational evaluations are identifying these strengths.

The three reasons it is important to identify if your child is a right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner are that these students::

  • Often struggle for years, because their strengths are not leveraged
  • Can often make far greater gains, when their strengths are leveraged
  • It may make you a far more effective coach and advocate for your child

To help you understand if your child is a right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner, download our screening tool.  We recommend you complete this with your child — some of their answers may surprise you.

 

Discovering your child is a right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner is often the critical first step to unlock your child’s potential.  If you find your child is a right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent child who learns differently and you want to discuss a strength-based approach to help your child succeed in months, give us a call at 561-361-7495

 

Common Challenges for Right Brain, Kinesthetic or Neurodivgent Learners

The neurodivergent learner often has challenges with executive function issues, dyslexia,  auditory/visual processing difficulties and/or anxiety. 

The right assessment can identify specific strengths and cognitive weaknesses
allowing for tailored interventions and support.

For individuals with executive function challenges, an assessment may include tasks that evaluate working memory, processing speed, planning and attention. This can help educators and support professionals understand the specific areas where the individual may need assistance.  We use the Mindprint Assessment ® developed by the University of Pennsylvania that identifies executive function strengths and challenges.

For 25 years, we have used the Interactive Metronome ® to assess and address attention issues.  This assessment often allows both parents to see the attention challenge in action.  The Interactive Metronome is an excellent tool to improve attention and it also reduces impulsivity and hyperactivity and improves handwriting, sports performance and math and reading fluency.

At 3D Learner, we use the Core Assessment from the UFLI ® program to assess for dyslexia and identify specific strengths and challenges.  This program was developed by the University of Florida Literacy Institute and was based on the Orton Gillingham model.  This assessment allows us to tailor a treatment to the specific issues a child has.

In the case of auditory or visual processing issues, assessments may focus on tasks that assess how well an individual processes and interprets auditory or visual information. Understanding these challenges can guide the development of strategies and accommodations to support learning.  We use a Visagraph ® that shows how the student’s eyes track when reading.  Here is a link to a video that shows how a student’s eyes tracked before and after the intervention.

 

The 3D Learner Assessment Results in a Tailored Solution


At 3D Learner, our goal is to help a student to achieve significant gains in months.  All the tools we use have proven to be valuable in tailoring a solution to meet a student’s needs.  After we do an assessment, we then review the results and if appropriate agree on specific goals and a plan to help your child to make significant gains in months.  This works

 especially well for the right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent child who learns differently,  Note, we can also tailor a program for students with executive function, attention, visual processing and/or math challenges.

We offer a no cost consult you can access by calling us at 561-361-7495
Note, the right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent child often has dyslexia, ADHD and other executive function challenges.  What is missing is that these students often learn differently and have visual processing issues.  We strongly recommend leveraging these two tools to screen to see if your child:

Again, we recommend doing these assessments with your child, as their answers may surprise you.

 

Twice Exceptional Neurodivergent Learners are Often Right Brain Kinesthetic Learners with Executive Function Challenges

Twice Exceptional Neurodivergent Learners are Often Right Brain Kinesthetic Learners with Executive Function Challenges

(Call 3D Learner at 561-361-7495 to put your Twice Exceptional Student on Their Pathway to Success)

Twice exceptional” (2e) students refer to individuals who are both intellectually gifted or talented and may be neurodivergent learners with related challenges. This combination can present unique challenges and strengths in their learning experience. Twice exceptional neurodivergent learners may include those with conditions such as Executive Function issues, dyslexia, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, or other learning disabilities.

 

I am Mira Halpert.  I have my Master’s in Teaching the Gifted and Talented from the University of Michigan.  I also have two twice exceptional children.  After years of frustration with dyslexia treatments, learning centers and reading programs, I discovered both my kids were right brain kinesthetic learners.  With the 3D Learner Program I developed, my daughter was able to improve her reading comprehension 4.2 grade levels in 7 months, improve her GPA from a 2.7 to a 4.4 and later earn her Master’s in Education from the University of Florida. My son improved his reading scores in elementary school, so that no more school remediation was needed, and he was able to participate in the highly gifted math program.

 

Over the last 26 years, 3D Learner has helped many twice exceptional students to succeed.  Two examples include:

A student whose parents were told not to even apply to a rigorous college prep school, because if he got in he would not succeed. With our help, he was accepted by the school, became the valedictorian and later graduated from MIT.
While another student could solve high level math problems and was incredibly creative, he really struggled with the basics. We were able to improve his foundational skills and his confidence. He was able to succeed in school and is now thriving at the University of Chicago.

 

5 Things We Have Come to Learn About Twice Exceptional Neurodivergent Learners

 

1- Most of them are right brain kinesthetic learners, who learn best when they see and experience information

2- Many have significant executive function challenges.  Some with working memory and processing speed scores that are far below what their intelligence potential is (these scores often impact their IQ score!).

3- Visual processing issues are quite common.  They may have good peripheral vision, but they often skip words and lines when reading and make what appear to be “stupid” mistakes when doing math problems because their eyes do not work together.

4- Their academic performance is often far below their potential.  In some cases, dyslexia, dysgraphia or other conditions may have them performing below grade level.  In other cases, they may be performing at or above grade level, but they have the potential to do far better than that with the right help.

5- Schools or traditional programs often do not result in significant gains.  The twice exceptional neurodivergent learner can benefit most from a program that plays to their strengths, identifies and addresses their challenges and boosts their self-esteem,

As the mom of the student who went to MIT said, “You changed his attitude and that was 90 percent of the battle”.

 

How 3D Learner Can Help Put Your Twice Exceptional Child on Their Pathway to Success

 

As parents, we wish we had access to both the right assessment and help for our daughter earlier in her life. To help parents, we are offering three ways to learn more:

1- Sign up for our Parents, Put Your Twice Exceptional Child on Their Pathway from Stress to Outrageous Success Webinar this Thursday evening January 11th at 9 pm.

 Sign up and if you cannot make it, we will send you a replay.

2- Download our strengths and challenges infographic and get our series of posts on Getting It Right for Your Twice Exceptional Child.

3- Call us at 561-361-7495 and we can discuss how you can make the difference.  If you want, we can also share how we Assess The Twice Exceptional Neurodivergent Child and how we help the Twice Exceptional Neurodivergent Child to Succeed with our 3D Learner Program ®.

 

Improve Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension for Your Right Brain, Kinesthetic or Neurodivergent Learner

Improve Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension for Your Right Brain, Kinesthetic or Neurodivergent Learner

At 3D Learner, we focus on Getting It Right for students who are right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learners, who often struggle with reading fluency and reading comprehension.  Note, math and anxiety are often challenges, too.

In this post pandemic period, reading fluency and reading comprehension are major issues for many students.  Math has become an even bigger problem, as reading comprehension issues are compounded by their lack of foundational skills.

As one parent commented, “The best time to intervene was a couple of years ago, the second best time is today”.  

While the risks and opportunities are greater than ever, the key point is that it is 

Up to Parents to Make The Difference

Is your child a bright right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner?  Does this describe your child:

  • Does your child remember places visited, even from years ago?
  • Does your child learn best when he or she sees and experiences information?
  • Is your child a lot smarter than present results would indicate?
  • Does your child struggling with reading fluency, reading comprehension, math and/or anxiety
  • Would you like to know how you can help your child to be far more successful, within months

 

This is the first in a 5-part series to Get It Right For Your Right Brain, Kinesthetic or Neurodivergent Learner.

This blog post will focus on the risks and opportunities facing parents and kids, and the unique role parents play in making the difference.

For the right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner,
it is up to the parents to make the difference

 

The second blog post will focus on the key Insights about these kids.  Their unique strengths, challenges and their present level of performance — with a focus on both reading fluency and reading comprehension.

 

The third blog post will focus on Setting BOLD Goals for your bright right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner.

 

The fourth blog post will focus on Getting the Right Help to Get It Right for your bright right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner.

 

The last blog post will focus on the benefits of Taking Massive Action to Get It Right for your bright right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner.

 

The 7 biggest risks the right brain, kinesthetic and neurodivergent learners face are:

  • They avoid silent reading and their reading fluency and reading comprehension gaps widen.
  • Parents invest in a dyslexia treatment, which may be needed, but they do not realize these programs often do not address reading comprehension, visual processing and related skills.
  • The right brain, kinesthetic and neurodivergent learners learn best when they see and experience information.  These students often do not make the desired progress with traditional tutoring and other interventions that do not leverage their skills.
  • These students often have visual processing, auditory processing and/or executive function issues (e.g. attention, working memory and processing speed) that are often not identified or addressed.
  • Anxiety and frustration increase each year and their self-esteem and confidence declines.
  • Reading fluency and reading comprehension issues start to impact a student’s performance in all other subjects.
  • Parents change schools – often moving their child to a charter or private school.  While these settings may help, they rarely address the reading fluency and reading comprehension issues. 

 

3D Learner has been helping students to improve their reading fluency and reading comprehension for 28 years.  We have also been working with prior voucher programs for close to 10 years.

 

Opportunities for Right brain, Kinesthetic or Neurodivergent Learners with Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension Issues

  • The right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner can often increase their reading comprehension by 2 or 3 grade levels within months
  • Reading fluency gains can be significant
  • Improvements in attention, visual processing and working memory can improve academic, athletic and related skills
  • Anxiety and frustration can often be reduced, and the students can become far more confident and resilient

 

An Example Where a Student Needed far More Than a Dyslexia Treatment

Maria had been through two years of dyslexia treatments but was still struggling with reading fluency; her reading comprehension was two years below grade level, and she avoided reading.

Mom called us and in the first few minutes, we realized her daughter was a right brain learner, who learned best when she saw and experienced information and that she appeared to have a visual processing issue.

Further testing confirmed the learning difference and visual processing issue and revealed this second grade had some reading fluency issues and her reading comprehension was at the kindergartener level.

With our help, her reading fluency improved, her reading comprehension improved 2 grade levels in 4 months and 3 grade levels in 7 months, and she read 23-chapter books over this period.

 

Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension Gaps Can Be Larger for Older Student

Gina had a significant reading fluency and reading comprehension issue. It turned out her reading comprehension was 5 years below grade level, and she was struggling with her homeschool curriculum.

With our help, her reading fluency improved, her reading speed doubled, she improved her reading comprehension 4 grade levels in 6 months, and she was able to do all her schoolwork.

 

The Path to Improving Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension Starts with Asking the Right Questions

We often start with 5 key questions:

  1. Is reading fluency an issue for your child?
  2. What is your child’s present level of reading comprehension?
  3. Is your child a right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner?  Note, many students who struggle with reading fluency and reading comprehension are a right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner, who learn best when they see and experience information.
  4. Does your child have a visual processing issue?  74 percent of our students skip words and lines when reading.  People will argue that visual processing does not cause dyslexia — that is true.  However, a visual processing issue makes reading very difficult and often leads to students avoiding silent reading.   
  5. Did you realize that you can leverage the Florida Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities to help your child to significantly improve his or her reading fluency and reading comprehension in months?


We are offering a focused assessment that addresses the following.  

  • Your child’s reading fluency strengths and challenges, using the UFLI Core Assessment ®- the University of Florida’s Literacy Institute’s Assessment

  • Your child’s present level of reading comprehension

  • Whether your child appears to be a right brain, kinesthetic or neurodivergent learner

  • Whether your child appears to have a visual processing issue

  • How you might can capitalize on your child’s strengths and address their challenges to significantly improve your child’s reading fluency and reading comprehension issues in months


To take advantage of this offer,
call us at 561-361-7495 to discuss your situation

The Florida Empowerment Scholarship For Unique Abilities – FES UA Voucher Program and Others Expanded for New Students Through December 15th, 2023 at 5pm

The Florida Empowerment Scholarship For Unique Abilities – FES UA Voucher Program and Others Expanded for New Students Through December 15th, 2023 at 5pm

Sign up for one hour of training and we will provide valuable insights on whether your child has dyslexia, their present reading comprehension level and more.

Our focus is on the visual learner, kinesthetic learner or neurodivergent learner, who learns best when he or she sees and experiences information.  We also identify and address dyslexia, ADHD, visual processing issues and executive function challenges.

We are Dyslexia certified trained for the UFLI ® Program — the University of Florida’s Reading Intervention that incorporates a Core Assessment, and an engaging and effective dyslexia treatment.  This is an Orton-Gillingham based program.

Call us at 561-361-7495 to discuss your situation or to schedule a time to
Discuss How Your Child Can Make Significant Gains in months

The Florida Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities (FES – UA) has been changed.  They are now accepting new students through December 15th, 2023.  This is for homeschool and private school students with a qualifying disability.   Here is a list of qualifying disabilities.  Parents can register at https://www.stepupforstudents.org/scholarships/unique-abilities/ (FES UA).  

According to our sources, those granted the FES – UA scholarship now will be given the full scholarship amount for the year.  This will allow for an intensive and game changing effort.

We provide integrated, engaging and effective training – both live in Coral Springs and Boca Raton and via zoom.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss how we can help your child and you, call 3D Learner at 561-361-7395 or click here to schedule  a Conversation on How The Florida Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities can help your child    

3D Learner is a provider for this program

Homeschool successes with 3D Learner. We have helped:

7 ways 3D Learner is different than any other provider:

  1. Our hands-on program is designed to help the right brain learner, kinesthetic learner or neurodivergent learner who learns best when he or she sees and experiences information,
  2. We address both reading fluency and reading comprehensionWe have had students make 2, 3 and even 4-year gains in their reading comprehension in 4 to 6 months.  While we are a hands-on program, we also address phonemic awareness and reading fluency with the University of Florida’s UFLI Program ®.
  3. We identify and address executive function, visual processing and related issues,
  4. We strive to ignite a love for learning, while boosting self-esteem
  5. We help parents to be even more effective coaches for their child,
  6. We tailor our program to meet the individual child’s needs.  We can also address math and writing issues.
  7. Our assessment, that can be done live or online, will show a parent:
    • How your child learns best
    • Their learning strengths and challenges
    • Whether there is an executive function or visual processing issue
    • The child’s present level of performance for both reading fluency and reading comprehension

Note, we do provide our services in Boca Raton and Coral Springs, FL and via zoom.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss how we can help your child and you, call 3D Learner at 561-361-7395 or click here to schedule  a Conversation on How The Florida Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities can help your child.

3D Learner is best known for helping bright right brain kinesthetic learners succeed.  These are the students who learn best when they see and experience information and who are often a lot smarter than present results would indicate.

3D Learner has helped many homeschool and private school students improve their:

  • Reading fluency
  • Reading comprehension — often, but two, three or even four grade levels in months
  • Self-confidence and so much more (e.g. attention, executive function skills, math etc.)

Our first goal is to help parents with a child who learns differently to realize their child can do far better with strength-based training.  We often start with a no cost Stress to Success Conversation parents can have by either calling us at 561-361-7495 or clicking on Stress to Success Conversation and finding a mutually agreeable time to talk.

Our second goal is to help you as a parent to understand your child’s reading fluency and reading comprehension levels and to determine where your child is at, what help they need, and to tailor a solution to help your child to be all he or she can be.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss how we can help your child and you, call 3D Learner at 561-361-7395 or click here to schedule  a Conversation on How The Florida Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities can help your child              

A Dyslexia Treatment is Often Not Enough for a Bright Right Brain Learner with Dyslexia To Improve Reading Comprehension

A Dyslexia Treatment is Often Not Enough for a Bright Right Brain Learner with Dyslexia To Improve Reading Comprehension

A dyslexia treatment that follows the Science of Reading will help Reading Fluency but may not significantly improve reading comprehension.

The challenge is that many students with dyslexia are also a right brain kinesthetic learner, who learns best when he or she sees and experiences information.  For the right brain kinesthetic learner with dyslexia, additional strategies and interventions may be necessary to address their specific challenges.

The Science of Reading is an evidence-based approach to teaching reading that emphasizes phonics, phonemic awareness, and other foundational skills. While it is effective for improving reading fluency, it’s important to note that reading comprehension is a multifaceted skill that involves various cognitive processes beyond just decoding words.


Note, if your child does not have dyslexia but learns differently, all the other efforts discussed below to improve visual processing, executive function skills and reading comprehension may be needed.


Note, these students’ profiles often include a combination of 2, 3 or 4 of the following: the student often learns differently, has auditory or visual processing issues, and very often has more than one executive function challenge that may include attention, working memory, processing speed and …


Most students with dyslexia are also a right brain, visual or kinesthetic learner with a visual processing and/or executive function challenge. 

 

Specific problems we see in right brain kinesthetic learners with dyslexia may include:

 

Problems recognizing words they have seen and not mastered.

Vocabulary instruction: Enhancing word knowledge is crucial for understanding the meaning of texts. 

Sight word vocabulary — where the right brain kinesthetic learner does not have a picture for what the words mean.

Visual processing issues frequently occur in this population.

Working memory.  A dyslexia treatment and building language skills often requires students to learn and remember rules.  This can be difficult for a student with a weak memory.                   

Processing speed.  Many students with dyslexia process information slowly, but it can be improved.

Reading comprehension strategies: Teaching specific strategies, such as visualizing, summarization, questioning, and making connections to their own experiences, can help students with dyslexia improve their comprehension skills.  For the right brain kinesthetic learner, the student will often benefit from a hands-on and visual approach that teaches them what the word looks like and creates a visual for what the words and passages mean.

Text structure or sequence awareness: Understanding how different types of texts are structured can aid comprehension. Explicit instruction in recognizing and understanding sequences can be helpful.

Background knowledge development: Building background knowledge using pictures or videos can improve comprehension. Reading a wide range of texts on different topics and relating to their own experiences can contribute to this.

Explicit instruction in comprehension skills: Providing direct instruction in specific comprehension skills, such as identifying main ideas, drawing conclusions, and making predictions, can be beneficial.

It’s important to recognize that dyslexia is a neuro-biological condition that affects the way the brain processes written and spoken language. As such, a comprehensive and individualized approach to intervention is often necessary, taking into account the unique needs and strengths of each student with dyslexia.  

To improve reading fluency and reading comprehension for students with dyslexia who are right brain kinesthetic learners, the student often needs:

  • A dyslexia treatment to improve reading fluency.
  • A more visual kinesthetic approach to word recognition, spelling and vocabulary.
  • Auditory and/or visual processing issues identified and addressed.
  • Executive function issues identified and addressed.
  • Reading comprehension strategies that utilize relevant text and that leverage the student’s ability to learn best when they see and experience information.

 If you would like to discuss your situation, you can either call us at 561-361-7495 or click here to find a time on our schedule to discuss “Your Right Brain Kinesthetic Learner with Dyslexia”.

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