By Dr. Sharon Summers|2020-04-19T17:04:05-04:00April 19th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Special Education|Tags: convergence insufficiency, dyslexia, reading disability, vision|
In a quest to find help with a child's reading problems, many parents turn to vision specialists for answers. Google vision problems and dyslexia and you'll find many a web page dedicated to telling you how vision therapy will Read more...
By Dr. Sharon Summers|2020-04-19T17:03:52-04:00April 19th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Special Education|Tags: convergence insufficiency, dyslexia, reading disability, vision|
Convergence Insufficiency is a vision problem that happens when a person's eyes don't focus correctly when they are looking at a book or another up-close item. The ability of both eyes to turn and work together is called binocular Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-03T09:22:02-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Special Education|Tags: diagnosing, dyslexia, reading disability|
A Common Question We Get From Parents About Reading Concerns "My child taught himself to read at the age of 4. He's now 9-years old and reading at a high school level, but I think he may have Read more...
By Dr. Sharon Summers|2020-04-14T11:35:51-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: diagnosing, dyslexia|
Private educational evaluations are not required to follow federal regulations for diagnosing a learning disability. However, being familiar wtih nationally accepted diagnostic standards helps guide good educational decision making and planning processes. Before dyslexia, or any learning disability, can Read more...
By Dr. Sharon Summers|2020-04-14T11:23:37-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: dyslexia, reading|
"Dyslexia" is an umbrella term used by many people to talk about a variety of reading problems. "Dyslexia", however, is not an official diagnosis that you will get from testing. Children found to have a reading disability will most Read more...
By Alessa|2020-04-19T22:12:05-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Reading, Special Education|Tags: dyslexia, reading disability|
Diagnosing Dyslexia According to the International Dyslexia Association, “Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and Read more...
By Alessa|2023-09-03T09:25:21-04:00September 29th, 2019|Categories: Reading|Tags: comprehension, dyslexia, learning disability|
Many children easily master the basic reading process. They go from sounding out individual words to reading full sentences breathlessly. Some parents, however, discover that their child's reading comprehension doesn't quite match their reading level. The kiddo can read Read more...
