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:
- 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,
- We address both reading fluency and reading comprehension. We 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 ®.
- We identify and address executive function, visual processing and related issues,
- We strive to ignite a love for learning, while boosting self-esteem
- We help parents to be even more effective coaches for their child,
- We tailor our program to meet the individual child’s needs. We can also address math and writing issues.
- 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 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”.
In this post pandemic era, more students are further behind in reading comprehension than one would normally suspect. Over the last few weeks, we have gotten calls from parents in grades 1 to 9, where the parents are quite concerned. Their child is struggling in reading and often with anxiety. The parents have often have previously tried other interventions to improve reading comprehension and reading fluency including:
- Traditional tutoring
- Learning centers
- Dyslexia treatments
- School based interventions
Parents are being told:
- Grade retention is a possibility in the earlier grades
- The private school their child is at may not be right for their child or in several cases
- The parents are not being told anything, but their child is struggling more this year and they know the problem is likely to get worse
- By a psychologist that their child has dyslexia, learns differently and has working memory issues and needs a program that addresses the whole child
What research has told us is that:
- Almost 90 percent of the 1st graders will be poor readers in 4th grade
- 74 percent of the students with a reading disability (dyslexia) in 3rd grade will still have a reading disability (dyslexia) in 12th grade
- 45 percent of the students with a learning disability in middle and high school are 3 to 4.9 years below grade level in reading comprehension and 21% are more than 5 years below grade level in reading comprehension.
If your child is struggling with reading fluency and/or reading comprehension, there is a significant chance the problems will persist and worsen. Our goal is to help you to get to the root causes of your child’s challenges and to help you lay out a Pathway to Success for your child.
In the press and online, there is a great deal of focus on dyslexia. Dyslexia is when a student has trouble with reading fluency — that is they do not read efficiently or effectively. Having two kids with dyslexia and helped hundreds of students with dyslexia, we know the problem is real, but we also know that:
- While a dyslexia diagnosis and dyslexia treatment are helpful, it often does not translate directly into better reading comprehension
- Most students with dyslexia:
- Have difficulty with rapidly naming letters and words
- Learn differently — they often learn best when they see and experience information and are what we call a right brain learner
- Have a visual processing issue
- Have executive function issues (e.g. attention, working memory and processing speed)
- Struggling with anxiety and/or frustration
- Have a significant problem with reading comprehension, that is often not addressed with a dyslexia program
- Informed, empowered and proactive parents can make the difference
Before embarking on a significant effort, we recommend considering the following ten questions:
- What is your child’s present level of reading fluency and does your child have dyslexia
- What is your child’s present level of reading comprehension
- What is your child’s present level of anxiety/frustration
- If your child was going to be very successful over the next 6 months — what 3 to 5 goals would you set? Be sure to include a personal goal for something they love to do – -baseball, dance, horseback riding etc.
- Is your child a bright right brain kinesthetic learner, who learns best when he or she sees and experiences information
- Does your child have a visual processing issue
- Does your have executive function problems
- Is anxiety or frustration a major issue for your child
- What can your child’s school do to help
- What can you do to help your child to be all he or she can be in the next 6 months
On Monday evening November 6th at 9 pm,
we will be discussing these questions,
with a focus on how to improve reading comprehension and reading fluency, while reducing anxiety for your child
Before watching this webinar, we recommend you download the two screening tools below, and answer the questions. This are designed to answer the questions.
The answers to these two questions are really helpful in your understanding your child, your explaining to their teachers who your child is and in finding the right solution to help your child succeed.
Join us Wednesday night October 11th at 9 pm on our
3D Learner Facebook page or our YouTube Channel
for a discussion on
“If your child is struggling, why you should reject the status quo and focus on helping your child be all they can be”.
Click here to register for the event
Parenting a right brain kinesthetic learner can be incredibly frustrating because:
- These students learn differently and struggle in school
- May not respond to interventions that focus on their weaknesses
- They often work twice as hard as other kids, and they still fall further behind
Conversely, parenting a right brain kinesthetic learner can be rewarding when you:
- Capitalize on their strengths
- Identify and address their challenges
- Boost their self-esteem, lower their anxiety and unleash their true potential
If your child is struggling in school, you may be told:
- Do not worry they will catch up
- Your child is in RTI (Response to Intervention) or MTSS (Multiple Tiered Systems of Supports) and we do not evaluate a child until they have completed this process or
- Your child just needs to work harder
- Your child just needs to improve their reading fluency (i.e., how well they can read). We know our students often have a reading fluency issue (dyslexia) but they often learn differently and have a visual processing, attention, working memory and/or processing speed issue that impact reading fluency, reading comprehension, math, anxiety and so much more
- Lots of kids are behind and many are further behind than your child
As parents, we heard all these comments. We fought hard for our kids, until we were told in 8th grade our daughter was not college material. They said her reading comprehension was 3 years below grade level and it was best to put her on a vocational track for high school. Their contention was that she needed to be prepared for a job that did not require a college education.
Her dad asked her “What do you want to be when you grow up?”. Her response, “The teacher I never had”.
When the guidance counselor suggested she could be a teacher’s aide, our heads virtually exploded.
Her mother, who has a Master’s in Education, became a “Mom on a Mission” and:
- Discovered: our daughter was a bright right brain kinesthetic learner who could do far better with a strength-based approach that taught her to improve her vocabulary and reading comprehension.
- Developed what has become known as the 3D Learner Program ® that helped our daughter improve her comprehension 4.2 grade levels in 7 months. Note, in 2024 our daughter will have completed 20 years as a teacher, teaching students with autism, gifted kids and the RTI Program, and will earn her Doctorate in Education
- 3D Learner has now helped thousands of students to make dramatic gains in their reading fluency, reading comprehension, self-confidence and so much more
Now, we are embarking on a program to help parents to be Informed, Empowered and Proactive Parents who Get It Right for Their Child, Starting NOW!!!
In this blog post we will focus on the benefits of rejecting the status quo, focusing on helping your child to be all they can be, Starting NOW!!! and to work with the right partners to make it happen.
In subsequent blog posts we will focus on:
- Identifying your child’s learning style, strengths and challenges. Then seeing what your child’s present level of performance is for academics, anxiety and confidence level.
- Where appropriate, setting BOLD Goals that will make the difference for your child within months
- Getting the right help for your child, acknowledging that it is often a combination of in school and out of school partners that can make the difference. Collaboration is the key.
- Being tenacious. Committed to your child’s success and being open “on the how.”
Why Reject The Status Quo and Focus on Going from Stress to Outrageous Success
For students in the early grades, the data is compelling. Almost 90 percent of the students with a word identification in 1st grade will become poor readers in 4th grade. Over 70 percent of the third graders with a reading disability (dyslexia), will have a reading disability (dyslexia) in 12th grade.
Even worse, students with learning problems often fall much further behind in middle and high school. A staggering 45% fall 3 to 4.9 years below grade level in their reading comprehension and an additional 21% fall 5 or more years below grade level.
What is even worse is in 2022 and 2023, we have had students come to us without an identified reading problem who were 3 and even 4 years below grade level in their reading comprehension. We have also seen a number of students in the earlier grades who lack the foundational skills needed to succeed.
The Good News, Students Can Often Improve Their Reading Comprehension 2, 3 and Even 4 Grade Levels within 4 to 6 Months with The Right Approach for Them
Note, students we see are very often:
- Right brain kinesthetic learners who learn best when they see and experience information
- Struggling with some combination of:
- Executive function issues (e.g. attention, working memory and/poor processing speed) – over 90 percent of our clients have one or more of these challenges and often have 2 or 3
- Visual processing issues. This is where a student may skip words and lines when reading, have difficulty copying information, and their eyes are not working effectively as a team)
- Dyslexia and/or learning disabilities
- Anxiety and/or frustration challenges
If your child is a right brain kinesthetic learner, your child may do far better with an integrated, engaging and effective program that plays to their strengths and identifies and addresses their challenges
- Are a lot smarter than present results would indicate.
When parents hear us speak or talk with us individually, they are delighted to realize that:
- Reading fluency and reading comprehension can be significantly improved
- Homework time and stress can be reduced
- Anxiety and frustration can be reduced
- Confidence and resilience can be built
- It is possible to ignite a love for learning
- There is a program that teaches them how to be even more effective coaches and advocates for their child
- The Pathway to Success is in the parent’s control
If your child is struggling in school, we strongly recommend you reject the status quo now.
When you reject the status quo and focus on your child’s success, the next step is to Assess for Success.
Join us Wednesday night October 11th at 9 pm on our
3D Learner Facebook page or our YouTube Channel
for a discussion on
“If your child is struggling, why you should reject the status quo and focus on helping your child be all they can be”.
Click here to register for the event
Dyslexia Assessment, Reading Comprehension and Consult
Normally a $250 investment for $100 through December 15th
(Call us at 561-361-7495 to discuss your situation)
The Florida Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities (FES UA) has been changed. They are now accepting new students through December 15th, 2023. Parents can apply here for the Florida Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities (FES UA). This is for homeschool and private school students with a qualifying disability. Here is a list of qualifying disabilities.
3D Learner is a provider for this program.
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 Let’s Have 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 parents to better understand their child’s strengths, challenges, and present level of performance with our Comprehensive Assessment that can be done online.
The third step is to provide parents with a program that can improve their child’s reading fluency, reading comprehension and so much more.
To help you to better understand your child and how you can make the difference we are offering:
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 Let’s Have a Conversation on How The Florida Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities can help your child.
A no cost conversation on where your child is at and how they can succeed. You can reach us at 561-361-7395 or click here to schedule a Stress to Success Conversation
3D Learner Helps Students Improve Their Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Self-Confidence and so much more
3D Learner is an approved provider for the Florida Family Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities and the Personalized Education Program.
We have been helping Florida Homeschool students succeed for over 25 years, and we have been providers for the voucher program since it started in 2016. We are now able to offer Dyslexia Treatment. As a Certified Dyslexia Specialist, Mira is able to assess and address issues associated with Dyslexia and reading difficulties. The UFLI ® Program is based on the Orton Gillingham model and is proving to be very successful at helping students succeed. We offer assessments and live training at our Coral Springs location & online services for students from anywhere in Florida. Click here for our no cost “is my child a right brain kinesthetic learner screening tool”.
Two examples of our successes:
A 2nd grader who had been through two dyslexia treatments, but whose reading comprehension was still at the kindergarten level, and also did not read chapter books. With our help, she was able to improve her reading comprehension by 2 grade levels within 4 months and 3 grade levels in 7 months. During this period, she read 23-chapter books. Mom put her daughter on her pathway to success by calling us at 561-361-7495
An 8th grader was 4 years below grade level in her reading comprehension and anxiety was high. With our help, she improved her reading comprehension 4 grade levels in 6 months, her self-esteem was much higher, and her anxiety was much lower.
We help students to improve their reading fluency, reading comprehension, math skills, executive function skills and we strive to ignite a love for learning.
7 ways 3D Learner is different than any other provider:
- Our hands-on program is designed to help the right brain kinesthetic learner who learns best when he or she sees and experiences information,
- We address both reading fluency and reading comprehension. We 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 ®.
- We identify and address executive function, visual processing and related issues,
- We strive to ignite a love for learning, while boosting self-esteem
- We help parents to be even more effective coaches for their child,
- We tailor our program to meet the individual child’s needs. We can also address math and writing issues.
- 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
Dyslexia Assessment, Reading Comprehension and Consult
Normally a $250 investment for $100 through December 15th
(Call us at 561-361-7495 to discuss your situation)
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 Let’s Have a Conversation on How The Florida Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities can help your child.
Dear [Teacher’s Name],
I hope this note finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to provide you with some insights into my learning style and preferences as a student. I am a right brain kinesthetic learner, which means that I have unique strengths and challenges that might affect my learning experience in the classroom.
Strengths:
- Hands-On Learning: I thrive when I can engage in hands-on activities and experiences. Interactive projects, experiments, and practical demonstrations are fantastic ways for me to grasp and retain information effectively.
- Movement and Exploration: I learn best when I am allowed to move around and explore my environment. Incorporating movement-based activities, such as games that involve physical actions, can greatly enhance my learning experience.
- Creativity and Imagination: My right brain dominance fuels my creativity and imagination. Encouraging artistic endeavors, storytelling, and imaginative tasks will enable me to express myself and understand concepts more deeply.
Challenges:
- Attention Span: I might struggle with sitting still for extended periods. It could be helpful to incorporate short breaks or movement-based transitions to help me refocus and maintain my attention.
- Sequential Processing: I might find it challenging to follow strict step-by-step instructions. Breaking down tasks into smaller, manageable parts and using visual aids can assist me in understanding and completing assignments. I’m a “big picture” learner. I need to have an idea of what the end product looks like. Modeling lessons really helps.
- Verbal Instructions: I may not fully grasp concepts if they are solely explained verbally. Providing visual aids, diagrams, or practical examples can greatly enhance my understanding of complex ideas. If I tell you “I don’t understand“ something, please rephrase it so I get a better picture in my head. Remember- it takes me a little more time to process information because I have to “download a picture” to understand what I need to do.
- Organization: Keeping track of materials and assignments might be difficult for me. Providing clear organizational tools, such as visual schedules or color-coded instructions, can help me stay on track. Having my own visual schedule will help. Helping me with my planner would be appreciated. Sometimes just writing/copying what the assignments are is stressful. I can do the work, but writing all the assignments can be difficult. We can work on that together this year.
I am excited about the upcoming school year and eager to learn in a way that suits my unique learning style. By incorporating a variety of kinesthetic and creative teaching strategies, I believe we can make the learning process engaging and enjoyable for me.
Thank you for taking the time to understand my learning style better. I’m looking forward to a productive and successful year in your classroom.
Sincerely,
[Student’s Name] [Student’s Signature, if applicable]
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