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Dyslexia Symptoms Checklist
Happy Friday, Everyone! We absolutely can not believe that October is already over. Holy moly! With October coming to a close, that means we are also finishing up with Dyslexia Awareness month. Our team was lucky enough to get to travel to the International Dyslexia Association’s National Conference last week - which was AMAZING.
5 Signs the Homework Battle is Actually Something More
If you are fighting over homework every night - it's time to figure out what is going on. Often well meaning parents and teachers attribute a student's difficulty finishing or completing work to laziness, but the reality is that is just rarely ever the case. It's important that parents don't lose out on a more positive relationship with their child and get to the bottom of the homework struggle as quickly as possible. Often this struggle is caused by an unidentified learning disability - by identifying the core cause of the difficulties and outlining a plan you could change the future for your child.
Everything Was Fine Until 3rd Grade
A common theme that we hear from many of the parents we work with is, “everything was fine until third grade.”
Parents often wonder, what happened!? My child wasn’t struggling in class, the teacher didn’t express any concerns, their reading was on grade-level or close to it, and then suddenly in third grade everything fell apart. What happened!?
Signs to Watch For if You are Concerned about Dyslexia
In this blog, we outline the signs and symptoms of dyslexia for students ranging in age from preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade and above. We want to spread dyslexia awareness and help both parents and teachers catch these signs of dyslexia early so that you can get answers for your struggling readers. Click through to read more, and grab our free dyslexia symptoms checklist.
Do I Need an Evaluation?
While there may be some cases in which it is good to wait, generally the answer to this question is - YES! While you absolutely do not need an evaluation to get started with remediation, it can help guide treatment and answer many questions for you, as parents as well as for the clinicians working with your child.