What is Dyslexia?
According to the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that is neurobiological in origin.
inaccurate or labored oral reading
spelling errors
What are the signs of Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is often characterized by:
Weak phonological awareness skills like rhyming, syllabification and blending
Difficulty with learning letter names and associated sounds.
Poor phonological memory (holding information about sounds and words in memory)
Difficulty reading real words in isolation
Difficulty with word recognition and fluency
Difficulty accurately decoding nonsense words;
Slow, inaccurate, or labored oral reading (lack of reading fluency);
Difficulty with learning to spell.
These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language and secondary consequences may include problems with reading comprehension and written composition.
How Can a Speech Language Pathologist help?
Speech Language Pathologist’s are experts in oral language development and oral language skills are the foundation for learning to read, write and spell. SLPs are trained in the following areas that affect learning to read, spell and write:
Oral language comprehension and use (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics)
Phonological processing, including phonemic awareness
Articulation (speech sound production)
Letter/sound knowledge
Word-finding difficulties
Metalinguistic and metacognitive awareness
Narrative discourse
Short-term memory
What makes ThinkSpeech unique?
Our founder, Nidhi Tandon, has extensive training and over 10 years of specialized experience working with children that have language and literacy needs. She is trained in the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing® Program for Reading, Spelling, and Speech (LiPS®), Visualizing and Verbalizing® Program for Cognitive Development, Comprehension & Thinking, Lindamood Bell Seeing Stars Program®, Institute of Multisensory Education’s Comprehensive Orton Gillingham approach, Handwriting Without Tears and Lively Letters™. She is a member of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and holds a certification as a Structured Literacy Teacher from The Center For Effective Reading Instruction. If you suspect that your child may have Dyslexia or you are concerned about written language development and learning difficulties, please contact us for a comprehensive language and literacy evaluation.
