Dysleksja
Leczenie

Dysleksja jest trwałym zaburzeniem uczenia się, które dotyka około 5% populacji i charakteryzuje się trudnościami w czytaniu, pisaniu oraz ortografii, bez obniżenia inteligencji. Leczenie opiera się na wielozmysłowych, ustrukturyzowanych metodach edukacyjnych, takich jak metody Ortona-Gillinghama, System Wilson Reading czy Take Flight, które skupiają się na fonologii, fonetyce, płynności czytania, rozumieniu tekstu i budowaniu słownictwa. Terapia powinna być indywidualnie dostosowana, prowadzona przez wykwalifikowanych specjalistów, w tym logopedów i terapeutów zajęciowych, z uwzględnieniem wsparcia psychologicznego, np. terapii poznawczo-behawioralnej (CBT), zwłaszcza w przypadku współistniejących zaburzeń emocjonalnych. Wczesna diagnoza i interwencja, w tym stosowanie Indywidualnych Planów Edukacyjnych (IEP) oraz technologii asystujących (audiobooki, programy text-to-speech, rozpoznawanie mowy), znacząco poprawiają wyniki edukacyjne i jakość życia pacjentów.

Dysleksja – wprowadzenie

Dysleksja jest zaburzeniem uczenia się, które wpływa na zdolność mózgu do przetwarzania języka pisanego. Charakteryzuje się poważnymi trudnościami w nauce czytania i pisania1. Szacuje się, że występuje u około 5% populacji23. Warto podkreślić, że dysleksja nie jest oznaką niższej inteligencji, braku motywacji czy lenistwa4. Jest to stan, który trwa przez całe życie, ale przy odpowiednim wsparciu osoby z dysleksją mogą nauczyć się czytać i pisać dobrze5.

Obecnie nie istnieją leki, które leczyłyby dysleksję67. Zamiast tego stosuje się interwencje edukacyjne, które mogą nauczyć nowych, skutecznych sposobów nauki i czytania8. Wczesna identyfikacja i ocena potrzeb oraz wdrożenie odpowiedniego leczenia mogą znacząco poprawić wyniki9. W wielu przypadkach odpowiednie leczenie może pomóc dzieciom stać się kompetentnymi czytelnikami10.

Podejścia do leczenia dysleksji

Leczenie dysleksji opiera się na dwóch głównych strategiach: ukierunkowanej pomocy w obszarach nauki, które sprawiają trudności (czytanie i pisanie) oraz psychoterapii w przypadku współistniejących zaburzeń psychologicznych1112. Podejścia do leczenia dysleksji koncentrują się na specyficznych technikach edukacyjnych i odpowiednio dostosowanym środowisku, bez stosowania farmakoterapii13.

Ustrukturyzowane podejście do nauki czytania

Skuteczne leczenie wymaga indywidualnego podejścia. Każdy terapeuta zajmujący się dysleksją powinien przejść rygorystyczne szkolenie i mieć odpowiednie kwalifikacje do leczenia trudności w uczeniu się, takich jak dysleksja i dysgrafia14. Ustrukturyzowane metody nauki czytania (Structured Literacy) są naukowo potwierdzone przez ponad trzy dekady badań Narodowych Instytutów Zdrowia i stanowią złoty standard w leczeniu dysleksji15.

Leczenie koncentruje się na pomocy dziecku w16:

  • Nauce rozpoznawania i używania najmniejszych dźwięków, które tworzą słowa (fonemy)17
  • Zrozumieniu, że litery i ciągi liter reprezentują te dźwięki i słowa (fonetyka)18
  • Rozumieniu tego, co czyta (rozumienie)19
  • Czytaniu na głos w celu zwiększenia dokładności, szybkości i ekspresji (płynność)20
  • Budowaniu słownictwa rozpoznawanych i rozumianych słów21

Podejście wielozmysłowe

Osoby z dysleksją potrzebują pomocy od nauczyciela, korepetytora lub terapeuty specjalnie przeszkolonego w stosowaniu wielozmysłowego, ustrukturyzowanego podejścia językowego22. Ważne jest, aby były uczone metodą systematyczną i jawną, angażującą jednocześnie kilka zmysłów (słuch, wzrok, dotyk)23.

Nauczanie wielozmysłowe angażuje wiele zmysłów jednocześnie, co przyciąga uwagę uczących się i utrzymuje ich koncentrację na materiale edukacyjnym24. Może to obejmować na przykład25:

  • Przesuwanie palcem po literach wykonanych z papieru ściernego, aby nauczyć się pisać
  • Jednoczesne widzenie, słyszenie i dotykanie podczas nauki
  • Wykorzystywanie bodźców wzrokowych, słuchowych i kinestetycznych

Specjalistyczne programy terapeutyczne

Istnieje kilka programów terapeutycznych specjalnie dostosowanych do potrzeb osób z dysleksją26. Należą do nich:

Metoda Ortona-Gillinghama – jest to krok po kroku technika, która uczy dzieci, jak dopasowywać litery do dźwięków i rozpoznawać dźwięki liter w słowach2728. Została opracowana na początku XX wieku przez neuropsychiatrę dr Samuela Ortona i pedagoga Annę Gillingham29. Jest to jedna z najstarszych i najlepiej zbadanych metod nauczania osób z dysleksją30.

System Wilson Reading – jest to wysoce ustrukturyzowany program nauki czytania wdrażany u osób z diagnozą dysleksji lub innych niepełnosprawności w czytaniu31. Wiele badań potwierdziło, że System Wilson Reading prowadzi do poprawy dokładności czytania, płynności i zrozumienia32.

Take Flight – kompleksowa interwencja dla uczniów z dysleksją, przeznaczona dla osób w wieku siedmiu lat i starszych33. Program zawiera pięć składników skutecznego nauczania czytania: świadomość fonemiczną, fonetykę, słownictwo, płynność i rozumienie czytania34.

DuBard Association Method – fonetyczna, wielozmysłowa strategia nauczania-uczenia się przeznaczona dla uczniów z deficytami językowymi35. Szkoła DuBard regularnie prowadzi badania nad tą metodą36.

Rodzaje terapii dysleksji

Terapia języka akademickiego

Terapia języka akademickiego jest edukacyjnym, ustrukturyzowanym, kompleksowym, fonetycznym, wielozmysłowym podejściem do korygowania dysleksji i/lub zaburzeń języka pisanego37. Dyplomowany Terapeuta Języka Akademickiego (CALT) to profesjonalne uprawnienie opisujące osobę, która posiada wiedzę specjalistyczną umożliwiającą świadczenie usług osobom mającym trudności z nabyciem podstawowych umiejętności językowych niezbędnych do czytania, pisania i literowania38.

Terapia dysleksji powinna być prowadzona w sposób wysoce ustrukturyzowany, z rozwojem małymi krokami i regularnym ćwiczeniem tego, czego się nauczono39. Terapeuta dysleksji opracowuje tygodniowy plan, który bezpośrednio dotyczy indywidualnych poziomów trudności każdego ucznia40.

Terapia logopedyczna

Chociaż logopedzi pracują przede wszystkim z zaburzeniami komunikacji i mowy, mogą również odgrywać ważną rolę w leczeniu osób z dysleksją41. Dysleksja jest przede wszystkim zaburzeniem czytania, ale może również wpływać na umiejętności języka mówionego42.

Terapia logopedyczna dla dysleksji pomaga poprawić4344:

  • Świadomość fonologiczną – zdolność rozpoznawania i manipulowania dźwiękami w języku mówionym
  • Umiejętności dekodowania – przekładanie pisanych słów na język mówiony
  • Płynność czytania – poprzez praktykę czytania na głos i ukierunkowane techniki
  • Zdolności pisania i ortografii – poprzez zrozumienie zasad fonetycznych i wzorców słów
  • Słownictwo i rozwój języka – bogatsze słownictwo wspiera lepsze rozumienie języka pisanego i mówionego

Korzyści z terapii logopedycznej w leczeniu dysleksji u dorosłych są potwierdzone naukowo. Interwencje terapeutyczne wykorzystujące techniki wielozmysłowe wspierające świadomość fonologiczną, w tym trening świadomości dźwięków, reguły organizacji litera-dźwięk, obrazowanie pojęć, techniki wizualizacji i werbalizacji, stymulację sensoryczną oraz informacje zwrotne dotyczące artykulacji, wzmacniają przetwarzanie fonologiczne, które jest podstawową słabością w dysleksji45.

Terapia zajęciowa

Terapia zajęciowa oferuje zindywidualizowane strategie, które nie tylko poprawiają umiejętności poznawcze i motoryczne, ale także umożliwiają dzieciom z dysleksją osiągnięcie pełnego potencjału zarówno w klasie, jak i poza nią46. Terapeuci zajęciowi wykorzystują różnorodne strategie do wspierania osób z dysleksją, często stosując podejścia wielozmysłowe do czytania i pisania47.

Badania potwierdzają skuteczność terapii zajęciowej w pomaganiu osobom z dysleksją. Badania pokazują, że podejścia wielozmysłowe, które często stosują terapeuci zajęciowi, mogą znacznie poprawić wyniki czytania u dzieci z dysleksją48.

Terapia zajęciowa koncentruje się na indywidualnych planach leczenia dostosowanych do konkretnych wyzwań i mocnych stron każdego klienta. W przypadku osób z dysleksją oznacza to identyfikację konkretnych obszarów, w których potrzebują wsparcia, takich jak przetwarzanie fonologiczne, pisanie odręczne czy zapamiętywanie49.

Wsparcie psychoterapeutyczne

Wsparcie emocjonalne jest bardzo ważne. Osoby z dysleksją często odczuwają frustrację, ponieważ bez względu na to, jak bardzo się starają, nie mogą nadążyć za innymi uczniami50. Rodzina i przyjaciele mogą pomóc osobom z dysleksją, rozumiejąc, że nie są one głupie ani leniwe, i że starają się jak mogą51.

Terapia poznawczo-behawioralna (CBT) może być stosowana w terapii dysleksji w celu radzenia sobie z emocjonalnymi i psychologicznymi konsekwencjami tego zaburzenia. Większość osób dotkniętych dysleksją uważa ją za frustrującą, wywołuje lęk i prowadzi do utraty poczucia własnej wartości, co prowadzi do dalszego pogorszenia problemu52.

Poprawiając zdrowie psychiczne, CBT poprawia ogólne wyniki uczenia się u osób z dysleksją. Pozytywne nastawienie i zmniejszony poziom lęku mogą prowadzić do zwiększonego zaangażowania i praktycznego uczenia się53.

Zindywidualizowane podejście do terapii

Dysleksja jest zaburzeniem uczenia się opartym na języku, które wpływa na czytanie, pisanie i umiejętności ortograficzne bez problemów z inteligencją54. Wczesna diagnoza i interwencja są kluczowe w dysleksji, która jest związana z przyczynami genetycznymi55.

Ocena i diagnoza

Terapeutyczne podejście do dysleksji zaczyna się od oceny, która wskazuje rodzaj dysleksji u ucznia, stopień jej nasilenia i słabości poznawcze związane z dysleksją56. Diagnoza dysleksji obejmuje rozważenie informacji podstawowych, historii szkolnej i kompleksowej oceny zarówno języka mówionego (mówienie i słuchanie), jak i języka pisanego (czytanie i wypowiedź pisemna) na wszystkich poziomach, od najprostszego do najbardziej złożonego57.

Kompetentny specjalista edukacyjny może pomóc przetłumaczyć i wyjaśnić informacje zawarte w raporcie z oceny, które mogą być trudne do rozszyfrowania58. Celem testowania i oceny jest ustalenie, dlaczego uczeń ma trudności i co można zrobić, aby mu pomóc59.

Indywidualne plany edukacyjne

W Stanach Zjednoczonych szkoły mają prawny obowiązek podejmowania kroków w celu pomocy dzieciom z diagnozą dysleksji w ich problemach z nauką60. Prawo wymaga, aby szkoły tworzyły specjalne plany edukacyjne, zwane Indywidualnymi Planami Edukacyjnymi (IEP), dla dzieci z dysleksją61.

IEP opisuje potrzeby dziecka i jak szkoła pomoże je zaspokoić62. Plan może obejmować następujące udogodnienia63:

  • Audiobooki
  • Dodatkowy czas na ukończenie testów
  • Technologie text-to-speech, które czytają słowa na głos z komputera lub książki

Szkoły mogą wdrażać akademickie udogodnienia i modyfikacje, aby pomóc uczniom z dysleksją odnieść sukces64. Na przykład, uczeń z dysleksją może otrzymać dodatkowy czas na wykonanie zadań, pomoc w robieniu notatek i zadania, które są odpowiednio zmodyfikowane65.

Spersonalizowane korepetycje

Spersonalizowane korepetycje są istotne dla osób z dysleksją, ponieważ korzystne jest zapewnienie im odpowiedniego nauczania opartego na ich indywidualnych potrzebach i stylach uczenia się66. Indywidualne korepetycje pozwalają skupić się na indywidualnych wyzwaniach i mocnych stronach, co prowadzi do wydajności i skuteczności w procesie uczenia się67.

Wiele osób z dysleksją potrzebuje indywidualnej pomocy, aby mogły poruszać się we własnym tempie68. Ponadto uczniowie z dysleksją często potrzebują dużo ustrukturyzowanych ćwiczeń i natychmiastowych, korygujących informacji zwrotnych, aby rozwinąć automatyczne umiejętności rozpoznawania słów69.

Technologia w terapii dysleksji

Technologia może pomóc osobom z dysleksją, ułatwiając wykonywanie określonych zadań, które są dla nich trudne70. Narzędzia technologiczne mogą wspierać czytanie, pisanie i organizację, oferując istotną pomoc w środowisku akademickim i zawodowym71.

Technologie wspomagające

Uczniowie mogą korzystać z audiobooków i używać programów komputerowych do czytania tekstu i przetwarzania tekstu72. Technologia asystująca odgrywa kluczową rolę w wyrównywaniu szans dla osób z dysleksją, oferując cenne wsparcie i udogodnienia w celu poprawy umiejętności czytania, pisania i organizacyjnych73.

Wiele dzieci z dysleksją czuje się bardziej komfortowo pracując z komputerem niż z zeszytem ćwiczeń74. Programy do przetwarzania tekstu mogą być również przydatne, ponieważ mają narzędzie do sprawdzania pisowni i funkcję automatycznej korekty, która może podkreślać błędy w pisaniu dziecka75.

Do konwersji tekstu mówionego na pisany można również stosować oprogramowanie do rozpoznawania mowy76. Narzędzia do zamiany mowy na tekst i tekstu na mowę pomagają osobom z dysleksją na różne sposoby77.

Cyfrowe narzędzia edukacyjne

Istnieje kilka programów komputerowych, które pomagają w poprawie świadomości fonologicznej, ortografii, dekodowania oraz przyswajania i rozwijania słownictwa78. Audiobooki umożliwiają uczniom słuchanie opowieści79.

Forbrain to zestaw słuchawkowy do stymulacji słuchowej, który osoby z dysleksją mogą nosić, aby pomóc poprawić płynność czytania i przypominanie sobie z pamięci80. Forbrain pozwala osobom wyraźniej słyszeć siebie mówiących i dźwięki, które produkują81.

Fast ForWord to oprogramowanie, które wykorzystuje neuroplastyczność mózgu do rozwiązywania lub znacznego zmniejszania objawów dysleksji82. Jego unikalne ćwiczenia „szybkiego ognia” są ukierunkowane na braki w umiejętnościach poznawczych, które powodują dysleksję – głęboko zakorzenione opóźnienia, których nauczanie nie obejmuje83.

Skuteczność leczenia dysleksji

Korzyści ze specyficznych strategii leczenia dysleksji nie zostały jeszcze empirycznie udowodnione84. Niemniej jednak dostępne są oceniane programy prewencyjne w przedszkolu, które, jak stwierdzono, promują zdolność dzieci do nabywania umiejętności czytania i pisania w szkole85.

Wyniki badań naukowych

Nowatorskie leczenie dysleksji nie tylko pomaga dzieciom znacznie poprawić umiejętności czytania, ale także pokazuje, że mózg zmienia się, gdy dyslektycy się uczą, zgodnie z badaniem przeprowadzonym przez interdyscyplinarny zespół naukowców z Uniwersytetu Waszyngtońskiego86.

Dysleksja jest uleczalnym zaburzeniem opartym na mózgu, według neurofizyka Todda Richardsa i neuropsychologa Virginii Berninger, którzy kierowali zespołem badawczym UW87. „Chcemy jasno powiedzieć, że nie wyleczyliśmy dysleksji, ale uważamy, że skutecznie ją leczyliśmy”, powiedział Berninger88.

Przy odpowiednim nauczaniu, mózgi dyslektyków mogą stać się bardziej efektywne w przetwarzaniu dźwięków języka89. Po leczeniu dyslektycy zużywali 1,8 razy więcej energii na wykonanie tego samego zadania przetwarzania dźwięku co kontrole, w porównaniu do około 4 razy więcej energii przed leczeniem90.

Wyniki leczenia

Dzieci z dysleksją, które otrzymują dodatkową pomoc w przedszkolu lub pierwszej klasie, często poprawiają swoje umiejętności czytania na tyle, aby odnieść sukces w szkole podstawowej i średniej91. Dziecko z poważną dysleksją może nigdy nie mieć łatwości w czytaniu. Ale dziecko może nauczyć się umiejętności, które poprawiają czytanie i rozwijać strategie poprawiające wyniki w szkole i jakość życia92.

W okresie tym dyslektycy poczynili również duże postępy w swojej umiejętności czytania, szczególnie w głoskowaniu nowych słów93. Odnieśli znaczące korzyści w analizowaniu dźwięków potrzebnych do dekodowania słów i głoskowaniu nieznanych słów94.

Większość studentów korzystających z programu Lexercise poprawia się średnio o 3 poziomy klas! Gwarantujemy, że Twoje dziecko poprawi się o cały poziom klasy w ciągu 2 miesięcy, lub trzeci miesiąc jest na nas!95

Ograniczenia istniejących badań

Dwa niedawne artykuły akademickie, syntetyzujące dziesiątki badań nad czytaniem, podnoszą pytania dotyczące skuteczności metody Ortona-Gillinghama. Przegląd 24 badań na temat metody Ortona-Gillinghama, opublikowany w lipcowym wydaniu z 2021 roku recenzowanego czasopisma Exceptional Children, nie znalazł statystycznie istotnych korzyści dla dzieci z dysleksją96.

Implikacja jest taka, że być może dzieci z diagnozą dysleksji nie potrzebują czegoś, co znacząco różni się od dzieci z innymi trudnościami w czytaniu97. Monica McHale-Small, dyrektor ds. edukacji w Learning Disabilities Association of America i wcześniej z International Dyslexia Association, powiedziała, że istnieje rosnący konsensus, że podejścia Ortona-Gillinghama niekoniecznie są tym, czego potrzebują wszystkie dzieci z dysleksją. „Badania są, nie można zaprzeczyć wynikom wielu badań”, powiedziała98.

Badacze zarówno w badaniach z 2021, jak i 2022 roku ostrzegali, że ławnikami w sprawie Ortona-Gillinghama są jeszcze badania. Lepszej jakości badania mogą nadal udowodnić, że metoda jest skuteczna u dzieci z dysleksją99. „Korpus badań uwzględnionych w naszej meta-analizie nie był wysokiej jakości”, powiedział Stevens. „Musimy przeprowadzić więcej wysokiej jakości badań, aby w pełni zrozumieć wpływ tego podejścia na wyniki czytania uczniów z dysleksją”100.

Wsparcie domowe dla osób z dysleksją

Najważniejszą rzeczą, jaką można zrobić, jest spędzanie czasu na głośnym czytaniu z dzieckiem101. Pozytywne wsparcie ze strony rodziców i nauczycieli może pomóc dziecku pokonać te przeszkody102.

Zaangażowanie rodziców

Zaangażowanie rodziców jest niezbędne do wspierania dzieci z dysleksją, zarówno akademicko, jak i emocjonalnie103. Opiekunowie mogą zapewnić wsparcie, tworząc sprzyjającą naukę przestrzeń i śledząc postępy w kalendarzu104.

Możesz również pomóc w rozwijaniu umiejętności czytania i pisania w domu. Czytaj z dzieckiem, kiedy tylko możesz. Pomóż mu głoskować słowa, z którymi ma trudności105.

Inne techniki obejmują wspólne czytanie, powtarzanie, urządzenia mnemoniczne, pochwały i skupienie się na słowach wzrokowych106. Zapewnienie komfortowej, wspierającej i nieoceniającej atmosfery jest najbardziej pomocne dla nauki, szczególnie dla dzieci z zaburzeniami uczenia się107.

Praktyczne strategie

Te wskazówki mogą pomóc zarówno dzieciom, jak i dorosłym z dysleksją108109:

  • Czytanie w cichym miejscu bez rozpraszania uwagi
  • Słuchanie książek na CD lub komputerze i czytanie wraz z nagraniem
  • Rozbijanie czytania i innych zadań na małe kawałki, które są łatwiejsze do zarządzania
  • Proszenie o dodatkową pomoc od nauczyciela lub kierownika, gdy jest to potrzebne
  • Dołączenie do grupy wsparcia dla dzieci lub dorosłych z dysleksją

Narzędzia wizualne, takie jak kalendarz, są doskonałą opcją śledzenia postępów i zadań dziecka110. Sen jest istotnym czynnikiem dla zdrowego rozwoju i nauki111.

Urządzenie mnemoniczne to technika, która pomaga zapamiętać informację112. Według przeglądu badań z 2017 roku, urządzenia mnemoniczne mogą poprawić pamięć u dzieci z dysleksją113.

Dorośli z dysleksją

Kiedy dysleksja pozostaje niezdiagnozowana i nieleczona, trudności z czytaniem w dzieciństwie utrzymują się w dorosłości114. Jednak dorośli również mogą odnieść korzyści z leczenia dysleksji115.

Dostosowania w miejscu pracy

Zgodnie z Ustawą o Amerykanach z Niepełnosprawnościami (ADA), dorośli z dysleksją mają prawo do racjonalnych udogodnień od swoich pracodawców, aby zarządzać swoim stanem116. Jeśli pracujesz, poinformuj swojego pracodawcę, że masz dysleksję, ponieważ jest on zobowiązany prawem do wprowadzenia racjonalnych udogodnień w miejscu pracy, aby ci pomóc117.

Każdy student i dorosły jest inny, ważne jest, aby rodzice i dorośli zdecydowanie opowiadali się za zabezpieczeniem narzędzi potrzebnych do odniesienia sukcesu w szkole lub miejscu pracy118.

Opcje leczenia dla dorosłych

Wiele porad i technik używanych do pomocy dzieciom z dysleksją jest również istotnych dla dorosłych119. Wykorzystanie wielozmysłowego podejścia do nauki może być pomocne120.

Zarządzanie dysleksją jako dorosły wiąże się z wzmacnianiem podstawowych umiejętności przetwarzania języka i świadomości fonologicznej, a także wdrażaniem strategii w celu zmniejszenia jej wpływu na codzienne życie121. Regularne ćwiczenie czytania i pisania pod kierunkiem logopedy może poprawić umiejętności przetwarzania fonologicznego122.

Dobre wieści są takie, że terapia logopedyczna promuje zmiany neuronalne, które mogą poprawić umiejętności czytania dorosłych z dysleksją123. Interwencja logopedyczna jest ukierunkowana na wzmocnienie umiejętności świadomości fonologicznej, które są silnie skorelowane z poprawą biegłości w umiejętnościach dekodowania czytania124.

Dodatkowe aspekty leczenia dysleksji

Współistniejące schorzenia

Dzieci z dysleksją są narażone na zwiększone ryzyko wystąpienia zespołu nadpodruchliwości psychoruchowej z deficytem uwagi (ADHD) i odwrotnie. ADHD może powodować trudności w utrzymaniu uwagi. Może również powodować nadaktywność i impulsywne zachowanie, co może utrudniać leczenie dysleksji125.

Jeśli Twoje dziecko ma zarówno ADHD, jak i dysleksję, ważne jest, aby zrozumieć dynamiczną interakcję między tymi stanami i jak wpływa to na stosowanie terapii i interwencji126.

Dzieci z współwystępującym ADHD i dysleksją będą wykazywać obie grupy objawów. Będą wykazywać oznaki nieuwagi, nadaktywności i/lub impulsywności, a także będą mieć deficyty świadomości fonologicznej, które leżą u podstaw wyzwań związanych z czytaniem. Każdy plan leczenia musi koncentrować się na tej zasadzie127.

Addressing only one condition will not make the other go away. On ADHD medication, your child’s focus and working memory may improve, but medication won’t unlock the code to reading. Children with dyslexia must participate in special reading instruction. Similarly, dyslexia treatment will not address ADHD symptoms. Multi-sensory structured literacy – an effective approach for dyslexia – will do nothing to treat attention and executive function deficits central to ADHD128.

Kontrowersje w leczeniu

Zabiegi są uważane za kontrowersyjne, gdy nie są zgodne ze standardowymi terapiami zalecanymi przez ekspertów w danej dziedzinie129. Rodzice i pedagodzy muszą również być bardzo ostrożni, ucząc się o terapiach, które twierdzą, że „leczą” dysleksję lub inne trudności w uczeniu się130.

Kiedy stosowane są terapie, które nie są poparte badaniami, cenny czas i pieniądze są marnowane131. Ponieważ dysleksja jest zaburzeniem uczenia się opartym na języku, leczenie musi koncentrować się na poprawie umiejętności językowych, które są niezbędne do czytania132.

Badania nie sugerują, że specjalnie dostosowane czcionki (takie jak Dyslexie i OpenDyslexic) pomagają w czytaniu133. Obecnie nie ma dowodów na to, że edukacja muzyczna znacząco poprawia umiejętności czytania u nastolatków z dysleksją134.

Według Amerykańskiej Akademii Pediatrii, chociaż problemy ze wzrokiem są czasami związane z dysleksją, nie są one główną przyczyną135. Dodatkowo, badania nie potwierdziły stosowania ćwiczeń oczu, behawioralnej terapii wzroku lub specjalnych kolorowych filtrów lub soczewek do leczenia dysleksji lub innych złożonych pediatrycznych stanów neurokognitywnych136.

Zapobieganie i wczesna interwencja

Dysleksja nie jest zapobiegalna, ale często można nią zarządzać za pomocą różnych strategii uczenia się i czytania137. Identyfikacja dysleksji do drugiej klasy daje dzieciom więcej czasu na znalezienie różnych sposobów uczenia się i czytania138.

Wczesna interwencja może być skuteczna w zmniejszaniu niepowodzeń w czytaniu139. Poprzez stosowanie strategii kompensacyjnych, terapii i wsparcia edukacyjnego, osoby z dysleksją mogą nauczyć się czytać i pisać140.

Wczesne wykrycie i interwencja są kluczowe dla powodzenia141. Problemy akademickie niekoniecznie oznaczają, że osoba z dysleksją nie może odnieść sukcesu. Zdolni uczniowie z dysleksją mogą być bardzo skuteczni przy odpowiednich zasobach142.

Dysleksja to zaburzenie na całe życie. Przy odpowiedniej pomocy wiele osób z dysleksją może nauczyć się dobrze czytać i pisać. Wczesna identyfikacja i leczenie są kluczem do pomocy osobom z dysleksją w osiąganiu sukcesów w szkole i w życiu143.

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  • #1 The Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Dyslexia
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2967798/
    Reading and spelling disorder (dyslexia) is one of the more common specific developmental disorders, with a prevalence of approximately 5%. It is characterized by severe impairment of learning to read and spell. […] We discuss major aspects of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of dyslexia on the basis of a selective literature review and the guidelines of the German Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy. […] The treatment of dyslexia is based on two main strategies: specific assistance with the impaired learning areas (reading and spelling) and psychotherapy for any coexisting psychological disturbance that may be present. […] The benefit of specific treatment strategies for dyslexia has not yet been demonstrated empirically. Nonetheless, evaluated prevention programs are available in kindergarten that have been found to promote children’s ability to acquire reading and spelling skills in school.
  • #2 The Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Dyslexia
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2967798/
    Reading and spelling disorder (dyslexia) is one of the more common specific developmental disorders, with a prevalence of approximately 5%. It is characterized by severe impairment of learning to read and spell. […] We discuss major aspects of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of dyslexia on the basis of a selective literature review and the guidelines of the German Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy. […] The treatment of dyslexia is based on two main strategies: specific assistance with the impaired learning areas (reading and spelling) and psychotherapy for any coexisting psychological disturbance that may be present. […] The benefit of specific treatment strategies for dyslexia has not yet been demonstrated empirically. Nonetheless, evaluated prevention programs are available in kindergarten that have been found to promote children’s ability to acquire reading and spelling skills in school.
  • #3 Physio-Neuro Therapy – A Permanent Solution
    https://learningtechnics.com/dyslexia
    Physio-neuro therapy (PNT) has been proven for over 30 years to help those with dyslexia overcome their reading disability and enjoy academic success. […] Research has shown that physio-neuro therapy can help people with dyslexia improve their reading skills by up to two grade levels. […] Studies have shown that PNT is an effective treatment for dyslexia, with students displaying significant improvements after eight weeks of therapy. […] Our PNT program is a proven solution for those who have dyslexia. […] It will help provide permanent skills to help your child overcome their reading disability. […] With proper treatment and support, most individuals with dyslexia can learn to read and write. […] Learning Technics uses PNT to focus on strengthening the underlying weak neurological processes causing the dyslexic symptoms. […] Using step-by-step neurological exercises will individually address each weakness causing the dyslexia symptoms.
  • #4 Dyslexia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6005-dyslexia
    Positive support from parents and teachers can help a child overcome these obstacles. […] Finding techniques to help manage dyslexia is critical to successful learning and self-esteem. […] If you or your child has dyslexia, its important to remember that its a widespread condition. […] Its also not a sign that youre less intelligent, unmotivated or lazy.
  • #5 Dyslexia Basics – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/
    Dyslexia is a lifelong condition. With proper help, many people with dyslexia can learn to read and write well. Early identification and treatment is the key to helping individuals with dyslexia achieve in school and in life. Most people with dyslexia need help from a teacher, tutor, or therapist specially trained in using a multisensory, structured language approach. It is important for these individuals to be taught by a systematic and explicit method that involves several senses (hearing, seeing, touching) at the same time. Many individuals with dyslexia need one-on-one help so that they can move forward at their own pace. In addition, students with dyslexia often need a great deal of structured practice and immediate, corrective feedback to develop automatic word recognition skills. For students with dyslexia, it is helpful if their outside academic therapists work closely with classroom teachers.
  • #6 Dyslexia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6005-dyslexia
    Dyslexia is a learning disability that disrupts how your brain processes written language. […] Its very treatable, and it doesnt have to stand in the way of success. […] Currently, no medications treat dyslexia. Instead, educational interventions can teach effective new ways to learn and read. […] Children with dyslexia may work with a trained specialist to learn new reading skills. […] The most important thing you can do is to spend time reading aloud with your child. […] Yes, adults can benefit from treatment for dyslexia. There are programs and tools available that can help you with dyslexia-related reading difficulties no matter your age. […] Dyslexia isnt preventable, but its often manageable with different strategies for learning and reading. […] Identifying dyslexia by second grade gives children more time to find different ways to learn and read.
  • #7 Dyslexia: Symptoms, Signs, and Treatment
    https://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-dyslexia-basics
    Dyslexia Treatment […] There are no medications to treat dyslexia, but there are different tools your child can use to be an effective reader. […] Kids with dyslexia have trouble matching letters with the sounds they make and matching words with their meanings. They need extra help learning to read and write. […] Your child can work with a reading specialist to learn how to: […] – Sound out letters and words (phonics) […] – Read faster […] – Understand more of what they read […] – Write more clearly […] Other reading programs geared toward kids with dyslexia include: […] – Orton-Gillingham is a step-by-step technique that teaches kids how to match letters with sounds and recognize letter sounds in words. […] – Multisensory instruction teaches kids how to use all of their senses to learn new skills. For example, your child might run their finger over letters made out of sandpaper to learn how to spell.
  • #8 Dyslexia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6005-dyslexia
    Dyslexia is a learning disability that disrupts how your brain processes written language. […] Its very treatable, and it doesnt have to stand in the way of success. […] Currently, no medications treat dyslexia. Instead, educational interventions can teach effective new ways to learn and read. […] Children with dyslexia may work with a trained specialist to learn new reading skills. […] The most important thing you can do is to spend time reading aloud with your child. […] Yes, adults can benefit from treatment for dyslexia. There are programs and tools available that can help you with dyslexia-related reading difficulties no matter your age. […] Dyslexia isnt preventable, but its often manageable with different strategies for learning and reading. […] Identifying dyslexia by second grade gives children more time to find different ways to learn and read.
  • #9 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    There’s no known way to correct the underlying brain differences that cause dyslexia. However, early detection and evaluation to determine specific needs and appropriate treatment can improve success. In many cases, treatment can help children become competent readers. […] Dyslexia is treated using specific educational approaches and techniques, and the sooner the intervention begins, the better. Evaluations of your child’s reading skills, other academic skills and mental health will help your child’s teachers develop an individual teaching program. […] Treatment focuses on helping your child: Learn to recognize and use the smallest sounds that make up words (phonemes) […] Understand that letters and strings of letters represent these sounds and words (phonics) […] Understand what is read (comprehension)
  • #10 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    There’s no known way to correct the underlying brain differences that cause dyslexia. However, early detection and evaluation to determine specific needs and appropriate treatment can improve success. In many cases, treatment can help children become competent readers. […] Dyslexia is treated using specific educational approaches and techniques, and the sooner the intervention begins, the better. Evaluations of your child’s reading skills, other academic skills and mental health will help your child’s teachers develop an individual teaching program. […] Treatment focuses on helping your child: Learn to recognize and use the smallest sounds that make up words (phonemes) […] Understand that letters and strings of letters represent these sounds and words (phonics) […] Understand what is read (comprehension)
  • #11 The Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Dyslexia
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2967798/
    Reading and spelling disorder (dyslexia) is one of the more common specific developmental disorders, with a prevalence of approximately 5%. It is characterized by severe impairment of learning to read and spell. […] We discuss major aspects of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of dyslexia on the basis of a selective literature review and the guidelines of the German Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy. […] The treatment of dyslexia is based on two main strategies: specific assistance with the impaired learning areas (reading and spelling) and psychotherapy for any coexisting psychological disturbance that may be present. […] The benefit of specific treatment strategies for dyslexia has not yet been demonstrated empirically. Nonetheless, evaluated prevention programs are available in kindergarten that have been found to promote children’s ability to acquire reading and spelling skills in school.
  • #12 The Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Dyslexia
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2967798/
    Dyslexia treatment has two components: treatment of core problems with reading and spelling, and treatment of any concurrent psychological disorders. […] Child and adolescent psychotherapy is available to treat psychological disorders. This aims primarily to reduce children’s symptoms and improve their individual development. […] Dyslexia treatment is not covered by statutory health insurance in Germany. […] Reading support depends on an individual child’s development. […] Spelling support must be given separately from reading support. […] An essential part of treatment is therefore psychotherapy. Children suffering from anxiety and depression can be significantly helped by such treatment. If a sufferer also has ADHD, drug treatment is also indicated when the disorder is severe, in addition to psychotherapy.
  • #13 Dyslexia: Definition, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
    https://www.verywellmind.com/dyslexia-definition-symptoms-causes-treatment-5525543
    Dyslexia is a learning disability commonly characterized by reading struggles. […] Most people are diagnosed with dyslexia as children; with early detection and proper support, most treatment can be effective. […] There is no medication that can treat dyslexia. Instead, people with dyslexia may benefit by working with a learning specialist who can offer them strategies for managing their condition. […] Children who attend school will likely need an IEP (individualized educational plan) to ensure they receive the proper services. […] Once your child has an IEP, your child will be entitled by law to receive special services at school. […] It’s important to advocate for your child’s needs and to work in coordination with your child’s school so that what is taught at school is also implemented and reinforced at home.
  • #14 Online Dyslexia Tutoring & Orton-Gillingham Program – Lexercise
    https://www.lexercise.com/online-dyslexia-treatment/professional-therapy
    Looking for dyslexia tutoring? Our Professional Therapy program brings our structured literacy (Orton-Gillingham) curriculum to your home through one of our highly-rated dyslexia therapists. […] Effective treatment requires individual attention. Each and every Lexercise therapist has completed rigorous training and years of education to earn their qualifications for treating learning disabilities, like dyslexia and dysgraphia. […] Structured literacy (Orton-Gillingham) is the gold standard for dyslexia treatment and is scientifically-backed by more than three decades of research from The National Institutes of Health. Not only is structured literacy the only effective method to help struggling readers and writers, but overall, it is also the best way to teach the foundations of literacy to all.
  • #15 Online Dyslexia Tutoring & Orton-Gillingham Program – Lexercise
    https://www.lexercise.com/online-dyslexia-treatment/professional-therapy
    Looking for dyslexia tutoring? Our Professional Therapy program brings our structured literacy (Orton-Gillingham) curriculum to your home through one of our highly-rated dyslexia therapists. […] Effective treatment requires individual attention. Each and every Lexercise therapist has completed rigorous training and years of education to earn their qualifications for treating learning disabilities, like dyslexia and dysgraphia. […] Structured literacy (Orton-Gillingham) is the gold standard for dyslexia treatment and is scientifically-backed by more than three decades of research from The National Institutes of Health. Not only is structured literacy the only effective method to help struggling readers and writers, but overall, it is also the best way to teach the foundations of literacy to all.
  • #16 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    There’s no known way to correct the underlying brain differences that cause dyslexia. However, early detection and evaluation to determine specific needs and appropriate treatment can improve success. In many cases, treatment can help children become competent readers. […] Dyslexia is treated using specific educational approaches and techniques, and the sooner the intervention begins, the better. Evaluations of your child’s reading skills, other academic skills and mental health will help your child’s teachers develop an individual teaching program. […] Treatment focuses on helping your child: Learn to recognize and use the smallest sounds that make up words (phonemes) […] Understand that letters and strings of letters represent these sounds and words (phonics) […] Understand what is read (comprehension)
  • #17 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    There’s no known way to correct the underlying brain differences that cause dyslexia. However, early detection and evaluation to determine specific needs and appropriate treatment can improve success. In many cases, treatment can help children become competent readers. […] Dyslexia is treated using specific educational approaches and techniques, and the sooner the intervention begins, the better. Evaluations of your child’s reading skills, other academic skills and mental health will help your child’s teachers develop an individual teaching program. […] Treatment focuses on helping your child: Learn to recognize and use the smallest sounds that make up words (phonemes) […] Understand that letters and strings of letters represent these sounds and words (phonics) […] Understand what is read (comprehension)
  • #18 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    There’s no known way to correct the underlying brain differences that cause dyslexia. However, early detection and evaluation to determine specific needs and appropriate treatment can improve success. In many cases, treatment can help children become competent readers. […] Dyslexia is treated using specific educational approaches and techniques, and the sooner the intervention begins, the better. Evaluations of your child’s reading skills, other academic skills and mental health will help your child’s teachers develop an individual teaching program. […] Treatment focuses on helping your child: Learn to recognize and use the smallest sounds that make up words (phonemes) […] Understand that letters and strings of letters represent these sounds and words (phonics) […] Understand what is read (comprehension)
  • #19 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    There’s no known way to correct the underlying brain differences that cause dyslexia. However, early detection and evaluation to determine specific needs and appropriate treatment can improve success. In many cases, treatment can help children become competent readers. […] Dyslexia is treated using specific educational approaches and techniques, and the sooner the intervention begins, the better. Evaluations of your child’s reading skills, other academic skills and mental health will help your child’s teachers develop an individual teaching program. […] Treatment focuses on helping your child: Learn to recognize and use the smallest sounds that make up words (phonemes) […] Understand that letters and strings of letters represent these sounds and words (phonics) […] Understand what is read (comprehension)
  • #20 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    Read aloud to build reading accuracy, speed and expression (fluency) […] Build a vocabulary of recognized and understood words. […] If available, tutoring sessions with a reading specialist can be helpful for many children with dyslexia. […] In the United States, schools have a legal obligation to take steps to help children diagnosed with dyslexia with their learning problems. […] Children with dyslexia who get extra help in kindergarten or first grade often improve their reading skills enough to succeed in grade school and high school. […] A child with severe dyslexia may never have an easy time reading. But a child can learn skills that improve reading and develop strategies to improve school performance and quality of life. […] Early intervention can improve success. […] Academic problems don’t necessarily mean a person with dyslexia can’t succeed. Capable students with dyslexia can be highly successful given the right resources.
  • #21 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    Read aloud to build reading accuracy, speed and expression (fluency) […] Build a vocabulary of recognized and understood words. […] If available, tutoring sessions with a reading specialist can be helpful for many children with dyslexia. […] In the United States, schools have a legal obligation to take steps to help children diagnosed with dyslexia with their learning problems. […] Children with dyslexia who get extra help in kindergarten or first grade often improve their reading skills enough to succeed in grade school and high school. […] A child with severe dyslexia may never have an easy time reading. But a child can learn skills that improve reading and develop strategies to improve school performance and quality of life. […] Early intervention can improve success. […] Academic problems don’t necessarily mean a person with dyslexia can’t succeed. Capable students with dyslexia can be highly successful given the right resources.
  • #22 Dyslexia Basics – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/
    Dyslexia is a lifelong condition. With proper help, many people with dyslexia can learn to read and write well. Early identification and treatment is the key to helping individuals with dyslexia achieve in school and in life. Most people with dyslexia need help from a teacher, tutor, or therapist specially trained in using a multisensory, structured language approach. It is important for these individuals to be taught by a systematic and explicit method that involves several senses (hearing, seeing, touching) at the same time. Many individuals with dyslexia need one-on-one help so that they can move forward at their own pace. In addition, students with dyslexia often need a great deal of structured practice and immediate, corrective feedback to develop automatic word recognition skills. For students with dyslexia, it is helpful if their outside academic therapists work closely with classroom teachers.
  • #23 Dyslexia Basics – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/
    Dyslexia is a lifelong condition. With proper help, many people with dyslexia can learn to read and write well. Early identification and treatment is the key to helping individuals with dyslexia achieve in school and in life. Most people with dyslexia need help from a teacher, tutor, or therapist specially trained in using a multisensory, structured language approach. It is important for these individuals to be taught by a systematic and explicit method that involves several senses (hearing, seeing, touching) at the same time. Many individuals with dyslexia need one-on-one help so that they can move forward at their own pace. In addition, students with dyslexia often need a great deal of structured practice and immediate, corrective feedback to develop automatic word recognition skills. For students with dyslexia, it is helpful if their outside academic therapists work closely with classroom teachers.
  • #24 Leaping Literacy Dyslexia Therapy LLC
    https://leapingliteracytherapy.com/
    Dyslexia Therapy sessions are always engaging and full of learning. Multisensory learning engages multiple senses simultaneously, which captures learners’ attention and maintains their focus on the learning material. Engaged learners are more likely to understand and retain the information being taught. […] We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Dyslexia Therapist to provide specialized instruction to students with dyslexia. The ideal candidate will assess students needs, create individualized intervention plans, and deliver explicit, structured literacy instruction using evidence-based methods.
  • #25 Dyslexia: Symptoms, Signs, and Treatment
    https://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-dyslexia-basics
    Dyslexia Treatment […] There are no medications to treat dyslexia, but there are different tools your child can use to be an effective reader. […] Kids with dyslexia have trouble matching letters with the sounds they make and matching words with their meanings. They need extra help learning to read and write. […] Your child can work with a reading specialist to learn how to: […] – Sound out letters and words (phonics) […] – Read faster […] – Understand more of what they read […] – Write more clearly […] Other reading programs geared toward kids with dyslexia include: […] – Orton-Gillingham is a step-by-step technique that teaches kids how to match letters with sounds and recognize letter sounds in words. […] – Multisensory instruction teaches kids how to use all of their senses to learn new skills. For example, your child might run their finger over letters made out of sandpaper to learn how to spell.
  • #26 Effective Dyslexia Treatment Strategies and Tips – Forbrain
    https://www.forbrain.com/dyslexia-children/treatment/
    There are multiple programs for treating dyslexia that consist of a specific treatment protocol and require professionals who implement these programs to be trained and certified in the specific treatment strategy. […] Interventions such as Dialogic Reading and Repeated Reading are used to improve literacy and reading fluency. […] Teaching story grammar is a way to help students become familiar with the major components of narrative stories, such as the setting, characters, problem, and solution. […] The writing lab approach is implemented by speech pathologists in collaboration with general education and special education teachers. […] IEPs are individualized education programs set up for students who are entitled to receive special education services in the school setting. […] Technology can help with dyslexia by making certain tasks that are difficult for those with dyslexia easier to complete.
  • #27 What Are the Treatments for Dyslexia?
    https://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-dyslexia-treatment
    A couple of reading programs are geared toward kids with dyslexia. They are: Orton-Gillingham. This is a step-by-step technique that teaches kids how to match letters with sounds, and recognize letter sounds in words. […] Multisensory instruction teaches kids how to use all of their senses touch, sight, hearing, smell, and movement to learn new skills. […] Talk to your child’s school about getting help to address their unique learning needs. The law requires schools to set up special learning plans, called Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), for kids with learning disorders like dyslexia. […] Extra help for kids with dyslexia can include: Special education. A learning specialist or reading specialist can do one-on-one or group sessions, either in the classroom or in a separate room in the school.
  • #28 Dyslexia: Symptoms, Signs, and Treatment
    https://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-dyslexia-basics
    Dyslexia Treatment […] There are no medications to treat dyslexia, but there are different tools your child can use to be an effective reader. […] Kids with dyslexia have trouble matching letters with the sounds they make and matching words with their meanings. They need extra help learning to read and write. […] Your child can work with a reading specialist to learn how to: […] – Sound out letters and words (phonics) […] – Read faster […] – Understand more of what they read […] – Write more clearly […] Other reading programs geared toward kids with dyslexia include: […] – Orton-Gillingham is a step-by-step technique that teaches kids how to match letters with sounds and recognize letter sounds in words. […] – Multisensory instruction teaches kids how to use all of their senses to learn new skills. For example, your child might run their finger over letters made out of sandpaper to learn how to spell.
  • #29 Top 5 Effective Dyslexia Therapy Techniques for Children and Adults 
    https://brain.com.sg/top-5-effective-dyslexia-therapy-techniques/
    The Orton-Gillingham approach is a time-tested approach for people with dyslexia; developed in the early 20th century by a neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Samuel Orton, and an educator, Anna Gillingham; it enjoys a long tradition of success in dyslexia therapy. […] The Orton-Gillingham method is probably fitted for learners of whatever age. For kids, it is usually made up of playful and captivating activities that perhaps catch an eye, building essential skills. For adults, the approach focuses on concrete applications and real-life situations that help improve their literacy in ways that matter in daily life. […] The Wilson Reading System is a highly structured literacy program implemented with individuals diagnosed with dyslexia or other reading disabilities. […] Many studies have validated the Wilson Reading System as resulting in gains in reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. It provides a structured route to literacy and, consequently, is helpful for dyslexia therapy.
  • #30 Dyslexia Treatment
    https://www.dyslexia-reading-well.com/dyslexia-treatment.html
    In terms of a successful method, the Orton Gillingham (OG) approach to reading that was developed in the 1930s by Samuel Torrey Orton and Anna Gillingham is still believed to be the most effective dyslexia treatment. […] Any reading program that doesn’t incorporate the Orton Gillingham approach and the type of content noted earlier is less likely to work.
  • #31 Top 5 Effective Dyslexia Therapy Techniques for Children and Adults 
    https://brain.com.sg/top-5-effective-dyslexia-therapy-techniques/
    The Orton-Gillingham approach is a time-tested approach for people with dyslexia; developed in the early 20th century by a neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Samuel Orton, and an educator, Anna Gillingham; it enjoys a long tradition of success in dyslexia therapy. […] The Orton-Gillingham method is probably fitted for learners of whatever age. For kids, it is usually made up of playful and captivating activities that perhaps catch an eye, building essential skills. For adults, the approach focuses on concrete applications and real-life situations that help improve their literacy in ways that matter in daily life. […] The Wilson Reading System is a highly structured literacy program implemented with individuals diagnosed with dyslexia or other reading disabilities. […] Many studies have validated the Wilson Reading System as resulting in gains in reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. It provides a structured route to literacy and, consequently, is helpful for dyslexia therapy.
  • #32 Top 5 Effective Dyslexia Therapy Techniques for Children and Adults 
    https://brain.com.sg/top-5-effective-dyslexia-therapy-techniques/
    The Orton-Gillingham approach is a time-tested approach for people with dyslexia; developed in the early 20th century by a neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Samuel Orton, and an educator, Anna Gillingham; it enjoys a long tradition of success in dyslexia therapy. […] The Orton-Gillingham method is probably fitted for learners of whatever age. For kids, it is usually made up of playful and captivating activities that perhaps catch an eye, building essential skills. For adults, the approach focuses on concrete applications and real-life situations that help improve their literacy in ways that matter in daily life. […] The Wilson Reading System is a highly structured literacy program implemented with individuals diagnosed with dyslexia or other reading disabilities. […] Many studies have validated the Wilson Reading System as resulting in gains in reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. It provides a structured route to literacy and, consequently, is helpful for dyslexia therapy.
  • #33 Dyslexia Center | The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning
    https://www.thewrittenwordtww.com/
    We are a dyslexia-focused Center dedicated to educating and supporting students, parents, and teachers within our local communities. […] A Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) delivers Academic Language Therapy instruction. Tara uses Take Flight: A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia to remediate dyslexia. Take Flight is a Tier III intervention designed for individuals with dyslexia ages seven and older. […] Teacher trainees learn to implement an Orton-Gillingham-based multisensory dyslexia therapy program called Take Flight: A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia, Tier III. […] The Written Word Dyslexia Therapy Training (TWW-DTT) is an International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC) accredited training program. […] Build: A K-1 Early Reading Intervention, Tier II, program is used to meet the needs of K-1 students who have been identified as at risk for dyslexia.
  • #34 Dyslexia Therapy – Legacy Christian Academy
    https://www.legacyca.com/academics/legacy-learning-center/dyslexia-therapy/
    Legacy uses the Take Flight Program as the bases of therapy for our students with dyslexia. Take Flight contains the five components of effective reading instruction: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Reading Comprehension. […] Finally, Take Flight introduces comprehension and vocabulary-building strategies for both narrative and expository text in the context of oral reading exercises to prepare students for successful, independent reading.
  • #35 Gulf Coast Education Solutions – Dyslexia Therapy
    https://www.gulfcoastedsolutions.com/therapy-services/dyslexia-therapy/
    Our Dyslexia Therapy is a scientific, research-based, Orton-Gillingham based, multi-sensory approach that provides explicit, direct instruction that is systematic, sequential, and cumulative to help dyslexic and struggling readers develop the components necessary to become successful readers! […] In accordance with Misssippi law, our Dyslexia Therapy teaches the following components: phonemic awareness, graphophonemic knowledge, the entire structure of English language, Linguistic instruction directed towards proficiency and fluency with the patterns of language, and strategies for decoding, encoding, word recognition, fluency, and comprehension. […] Basic Language Skills is an intensive, therapeutic curriculum that meets the guidelines of the Mississippi Dyslexia Law and is effective for students with dyslexia and other related disorders. […] The DuBard Association Method is a phonetic, multisensory teaching-learning strategy designed for students with language deficiencies. […] The DuBard School regularly conducts research on the DuBard Association Method.
  • #36 Gulf Coast Education Solutions – Dyslexia Therapy
    https://www.gulfcoastedsolutions.com/therapy-services/dyslexia-therapy/
    Our Dyslexia Therapy is a scientific, research-based, Orton-Gillingham based, multi-sensory approach that provides explicit, direct instruction that is systematic, sequential, and cumulative to help dyslexic and struggling readers develop the components necessary to become successful readers! […] In accordance with Misssippi law, our Dyslexia Therapy teaches the following components: phonemic awareness, graphophonemic knowledge, the entire structure of English language, Linguistic instruction directed towards proficiency and fluency with the patterns of language, and strategies for decoding, encoding, word recognition, fluency, and comprehension. […] Basic Language Skills is an intensive, therapeutic curriculum that meets the guidelines of the Mississippi Dyslexia Law and is effective for students with dyslexia and other related disorders. […] The DuBard Association Method is a phonetic, multisensory teaching-learning strategy designed for students with language deficiencies. […] The DuBard School regularly conducts research on the DuBard Association Method.
  • #37 Dyslexia Center | The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning
    https://www.thewrittenwordtww.com/
    Academic Language Therapy is an educational, structured, comprehensive, phonetic, multisensory approach for the remediation of dyslexia and/or written language disorders. […] A Certificated Academic Language Therapist (CALT) is a professional credential to describe an individual who has the expertise to provide services to individuals who have difficulty acquiring the basic language skills necessary to read, write and spell. CALTs have a deep knowledge of the structure of the English language and the experience to apply these skills in creating an individualized instruction plan for the remediation of dyslexia and related learning disorders.
  • #38 Dyslexia Center | The Written Word Center for Dyslexia and Learning
    https://www.thewrittenwordtww.com/
    Academic Language Therapy is an educational, structured, comprehensive, phonetic, multisensory approach for the remediation of dyslexia and/or written language disorders. […] A Certificated Academic Language Therapist (CALT) is a professional credential to describe an individual who has the expertise to provide services to individuals who have difficulty acquiring the basic language skills necessary to read, write and spell. CALTs have a deep knowledge of the structure of the English language and the experience to apply these skills in creating an individualized instruction plan for the remediation of dyslexia and related learning disorders.
  • #39
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/living-with/
    While dyslexia is a lifelong problem, there’s a range of specialist educational interventions that can help children with their reading and writing. […] A number of educational interventions and programmes are available for children with dyslexia. […] These interventions should ideally be delivered in a highly structured way with development in small steps and should involve regularly practising what’s been learnt. […] It’s recommended that your child is taught in a multisensory way, where they use several senses at the same time. […] Many children with dyslexia feel more comfortable working with a computer than an exercise book. […] Word processing programmes can also be useful because they have a spellchecker and an autocorrect facility that can highlight mistakes in your child’s writing.
  • #40 How Does Dyslexia Therapy Differ from Reading Tutoring? | The Dyslexia Center of Princeton
    https://dyslexiaprinceton.org/dyslexia-therapy-vs-reading-tutoring.php
    Treating Dyslexia […] A therapeutic approach to dyslexia begins with an assessment that pinpoints a students type of dyslexia, its degree of severity, and cognitive weaknesses related to dyslexia. […] The dyslexia therapist develops a weekly plan that directly targets each students individual levels of difficulty in the above areas. […] Dyslexia therapy employs the O-G approach to phonics–adhering to it with strict fidelity–to achieve reading fluency and comprehension. […] Problems can arise when the child does not have the underlying skills to grasp and retain what is being taught currently in the classroom. That is where targeted dyslexia therapy can be helpful for an individual childs specific needs. […] By identifying the roots of the problem, reading difficulties are remediated from the bottom up. The process may take longer. However, with insight into the roots of dyslexia, the result will be more successful over the lifespan of the child diagnosed with dyslexia.
  • #41 Dyslexia Speech Therapy | Better Speech Online Therapy
    https://www.betterspeech.com/lp/dyslexia-speech-therapy
    Dyslexia Speech Therapy […] While speech therapist primarily work with communication and speech disorders, they can play an important role in treating individuals with dyslexia as well. Dyslexia is primarily a reading disorder, but it can also impact spoken language skills. Here are some of the roles that a speech therapist might have when treating someone with dyslexia: […] Assessment: Speech therapists assess the individual’s language and communication skills, including reading and writing abilities. They can identify specific areas of difficulty related to phonological awareness, auditory processing, and speech sound production. […] Phonological Awareness Training: Phonological awareness refers to the ability to identify and manipulate the sounds of spoken language, which is a crucial skill for reading and spelling. Speech therapists can provide targeted exercises to improve phonological awareness skills.
  • #42 Dyslexia Speech Therapy | Better Speech Online Therapy
    https://www.betterspeech.com/lp/dyslexia-speech-therapy
    Dyslexia Speech Therapy […] While speech therapist primarily work with communication and speech disorders, they can play an important role in treating individuals with dyslexia as well. Dyslexia is primarily a reading disorder, but it can also impact spoken language skills. Here are some of the roles that a speech therapist might have when treating someone with dyslexia: […] Assessment: Speech therapists assess the individual’s language and communication skills, including reading and writing abilities. They can identify specific areas of difficulty related to phonological awareness, auditory processing, and speech sound production. […] Phonological Awareness Training: Phonological awareness refers to the ability to identify and manipulate the sounds of spoken language, which is a crucial skill for reading and spelling. Speech therapists can provide targeted exercises to improve phonological awareness skills.
  • #43 Dyslexia Speech Therapy | Better Speech Online Therapy
    https://www.betterspeech.com/lp/dyslexia-speech-therapy
    Reading Fluency: While reading therapy typically falls within the domain of literacy specialists or educators, speech therapists can support reading fluency by targeting oral reading skills. This may include working on pacing, intonation, and expression while reading aloud. […] […] […] Speech therapy offers a range of benefits for individuals with dyslexia, as it targets the underlying language and phonological difficulties that contribute to reading and writing challenges. Here are some key benefits of speech therapy for dyslexia: […] Improved Phonological Awareness: Speech therapy focuses on enhancing phonological awareness—the ability to recognize and manipulate sounds in spoken language. This skill is essential for decoding words and understanding the relationship between sounds and letters.
  • #44 Dyslexia Speech Therapy | Better Speech Online Therapy
    https://www.betterspeech.com/lp/dyslexia-speech-therapy
    Enhanced Decoding Skills: Speech therapists work on improving decoding skills, which involve translating written words into spoken language. This helps individuals with dyslexia become more proficient in recognizing and pronouncing words accurately. […] Increased Reading Fluency: Through oral reading practice and targeted techniques, speech therapy can lead to increased reading fluency. Fluency contributes to better comprehension and a more enjoyable reading experience. […] Enhanced Spelling and Writing Abilities: Speech therapy addresses difficulties in spelling and writing. Individuals learn strategies to improve spelling through understanding phonics rules, word patterns, and employing mnemonic devices. […] Boosted Vocabulary and Language Development: Speech therapy helps expand vocabulary and improve language comprehension. A richer vocabulary supports better understanding of written and spoken language.
  • #45 How to Treat Dyslexia in Adults – Open Lineschevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upchevron-rightchevron-leftarrow-backstarphonequotecheckbox-checkedsearchwrenchinfoshieldplayconnectionmobilecoin-dollarspoon-knifeticketpushpinlocationgiftfirefeedbubbleshomehea
    https://www.openlines.com/blog/how-to-treat-dyslexia-in-adults/
    Since dyslexia involves complications with decoding words, many may not immediately think speech therapy can treat this issue. […] The good news is speech therapy approaches promote neural changes that can improve reading skills for adults with dyslexia. […] Speech therapy intervention targets strengthening phonological awareness skills which are strongly correlated with improved proficiency in reading decoding skills. […] Therapeutic interventions that use multisensory techniques to support phonological awareness skills including training in sound awareness, rules for letter-sound organization, concept imagery, visualizing and verbalizing techniques, sensory stimulation, and articulatory feedback enhance phonological processing which is the underlying weakness in dyslexia, Dr. Galgano said.
  • #46 Surprising Ways Occupational Therapy for Dyslexia Empowers Your Child’s Full Potential
    https://www.pediatricconstellations.com/post/occupational-therapy-for-dyslexia-in-children
    Dyslexia can present significant challenges for children, especially in areas like reading, writing, and academic performance. However, with the right interventions, children with dyslexia can thrive and double down on their unique strengths. Occupational therapy for dyslexia offers personalized strategies that not only improve cognitive and motor skills but also empower children to reach their full potential in and out of the classroom. […] Occupational therapists use a variety of strategies to support individuals with dyslexia. These techniques often involve multisensory approaches to reading and writing, incorporating visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. […] One of the significant benefits of occupational therapy for individuals with dyslexia is the improvement in reading and writing skills. Through consistent, targeted interventions, individuals can develop better phonological awareness, decoding abilities, and comprehension skills.
  • #47 Surprising Ways Occupational Therapy for Dyslexia Empowers Your Child’s Full Potential
    https://www.pediatricconstellations.com/post/occupational-therapy-for-dyslexia-in-children
    Dyslexia can present significant challenges for children, especially in areas like reading, writing, and academic performance. However, with the right interventions, children with dyslexia can thrive and double down on their unique strengths. Occupational therapy for dyslexia offers personalized strategies that not only improve cognitive and motor skills but also empower children to reach their full potential in and out of the classroom. […] Occupational therapists use a variety of strategies to support individuals with dyslexia. These techniques often involve multisensory approaches to reading and writing, incorporating visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. […] One of the significant benefits of occupational therapy for individuals with dyslexia is the improvement in reading and writing skills. Through consistent, targeted interventions, individuals can develop better phonological awareness, decoding abilities, and comprehension skills.
  • #48 Surprising Ways Occupational Therapy for Dyslexia Empowers Your Child’s Full Potential
    https://www.pediatricconstellations.com/post/occupational-therapy-for-dyslexia-in-children
    Research supports the efficacy of occupational therapy in helping individuals with dyslexia. Studies show that multisensory approaches, which occupational therapists frequently use, can significantly improve reading outcomes for children with dyslexia. […] Occupational therapy focuses on individualized treatment plans tailored to each client’s specific challenges and strengths. For individuals with dyslexia, this means identifying the specific areas where they need support, such as phonological processing, handwriting, or memory recall. […] Early intervention is key when it comes to treating dyslexia. Occupational therapists play a critical role in identifying early signs of dyslexia and conducting screenings to determine a child’s readiness for school tasks like reading and writing. […] Effective treatment for dyslexia requires a collaborative approach. Occupational therapists work closely with teachers, parents, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement a comprehensive treatment plan. […] In conclusion, occupational therapy interventions provide invaluable support to individuals with dyslexia, addressing both cognitive and motor challenges through tailored treatment plans.
  • #49 Surprising Ways Occupational Therapy for Dyslexia Empowers Your Child’s Full Potential
    https://www.pediatricconstellations.com/post/occupational-therapy-for-dyslexia-in-children
    Research supports the efficacy of occupational therapy in helping individuals with dyslexia. Studies show that multisensory approaches, which occupational therapists frequently use, can significantly improve reading outcomes for children with dyslexia. […] Occupational therapy focuses on individualized treatment plans tailored to each client’s specific challenges and strengths. For individuals with dyslexia, this means identifying the specific areas where they need support, such as phonological processing, handwriting, or memory recall. […] Early intervention is key when it comes to treating dyslexia. Occupational therapists play a critical role in identifying early signs of dyslexia and conducting screenings to determine a child’s readiness for school tasks like reading and writing. […] Effective treatment for dyslexia requires a collaborative approach. Occupational therapists work closely with teachers, parents, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement a comprehensive treatment plan. […] In conclusion, occupational therapy interventions provide invaluable support to individuals with dyslexia, addressing both cognitive and motor challenges through tailored treatment plans.
  • #50 Understanding Dyslexia (for Teens) | Nemours KidsHealth
    https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/dyslexia.html
    Most students with dyslexia work with a specially trained teacher, tutor, or reading specialist to learn how to read, spell, and manage the condition. […] Some might work with an academic therapist also called an education therapist or an academic language therapist who is trained to work with students with dyslexia. […] Dyslexia can only be formally diagnosed through a comprehensive evaluation by a reading specialist or psychologist, either at school or in the community. […] Emotional support is very important. People with dyslexia often get frustrated because no matter how hard they try, they can’t seem to keep up with other students. […] Family and friends can help people with dyslexia by understanding that they aren’t stupid or lazy, and that they are trying as hard as they can. […] People with dyslexia shouldn’t feel limited in their academic or career choices. Most colleges make special accommodations for students with dyslexia, offering them trained tutors, learning aids, computer software, recorded reading assignments, and special arrangements for exams.
  • #51 Understanding Dyslexia (for Teens) | Nemours KidsHealth
    https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/dyslexia.html
    Most students with dyslexia work with a specially trained teacher, tutor, or reading specialist to learn how to read, spell, and manage the condition. […] Some might work with an academic therapist also called an education therapist or an academic language therapist who is trained to work with students with dyslexia. […] Dyslexia can only be formally diagnosed through a comprehensive evaluation by a reading specialist or psychologist, either at school or in the community. […] Emotional support is very important. People with dyslexia often get frustrated because no matter how hard they try, they can’t seem to keep up with other students. […] Family and friends can help people with dyslexia by understanding that they aren’t stupid or lazy, and that they are trying as hard as they can. […] People with dyslexia shouldn’t feel limited in their academic or career choices. Most colleges make special accommodations for students with dyslexia, offering them trained tutors, learning aids, computer software, recorded reading assignments, and special arrangements for exams.
  • #52 Top 5 Effective Dyslexia Therapy Techniques for Children and Adults 
    https://brain.com.sg/top-5-effective-dyslexia-therapy-techniques/
    CBT can be applied in dyslexia therapy to manage the emotional and psychological consequences of this disorder. A majority of those affected with dyslexia find it frustrating, cause anxiety, and lose self-esteem as a result, which leads to more deterioration of the issue at hand. […] By improving mental health, CBT enhances overall learning outcomes for individuals with dyslexia. A positive mindset and reduced anxiety levels may lead to increased engagement and practical learning. […] Personalized tutoring is indeed crucial for people with dyslexia, as it is beneficial to provide them with appropriate teaching based on their individual needs and learning styles. One-on-one tutoring allows focusing on individual challenges and strengths, bringing about efficiency and effectiveness in the learning process.
  • #53 Top 5 Effective Dyslexia Therapy Techniques for Children and Adults 
    https://brain.com.sg/top-5-effective-dyslexia-therapy-techniques/
    CBT can be applied in dyslexia therapy to manage the emotional and psychological consequences of this disorder. A majority of those affected with dyslexia find it frustrating, cause anxiety, and lose self-esteem as a result, which leads to more deterioration of the issue at hand. […] By improving mental health, CBT enhances overall learning outcomes for individuals with dyslexia. A positive mindset and reduced anxiety levels may lead to increased engagement and practical learning. […] Personalized tutoring is indeed crucial for people with dyslexia, as it is beneficial to provide them with appropriate teaching based on their individual needs and learning styles. One-on-one tutoring allows focusing on individual challenges and strengths, bringing about efficiency and effectiveness in the learning process.
  • #54
    https://npistanbul.com/en/what-is-dyslexia-dyslexia-symptoms-and-treatment-methods
    Dyslexia is a language-based learning disorder that affects reading, writing and spelling skills without an intelligence problem. […] Early diagnosis and intervention are critical in dyslexia, which is associated with genetic causes. Educational techniques applied in cases of early diagnosis focus on improving the individual’s reading and language skills. […] Treatment for dyslexia includes contact with speech and language therapists and special education teachers. While most dyslexic children adapt to their learning difficulties and can continue to learn in a regular classroom, some dyslexic children may require special education. […] The success of children with dyslexia depends on how severe the dyslexia is, how early it is diagnosed and the quality of treatment. In summary, the following points should be considered for the treatment of dyslexia: Using specific fonts that your child’s brain can recognize more easily, Receiving speech and language therapy to address articulation problems, Teaching phonemic awareness, which involves breaking words into their smallest phonemes, Implementation of dyslexia exercises such as practicing the words that are difficult to read by reading them over and over again, The use of multisensory therapy, where language skills are based on written or spoken words accompanied by pictures, objects or sounds, If necessary, dyslectic children should be given individual or group special education by specialists in this field.
  • #55
    https://npistanbul.com/en/what-is-dyslexia-dyslexia-symptoms-and-treatment-methods
    Dyslexia is a language-based learning disorder that affects reading, writing and spelling skills without an intelligence problem. […] Early diagnosis and intervention are critical in dyslexia, which is associated with genetic causes. Educational techniques applied in cases of early diagnosis focus on improving the individual’s reading and language skills. […] Treatment for dyslexia includes contact with speech and language therapists and special education teachers. While most dyslexic children adapt to their learning difficulties and can continue to learn in a regular classroom, some dyslexic children may require special education. […] The success of children with dyslexia depends on how severe the dyslexia is, how early it is diagnosed and the quality of treatment. In summary, the following points should be considered for the treatment of dyslexia: Using specific fonts that your child’s brain can recognize more easily, Receiving speech and language therapy to address articulation problems, Teaching phonemic awareness, which involves breaking words into their smallest phonemes, Implementation of dyslexia exercises such as practicing the words that are difficult to read by reading them over and over again, The use of multisensory therapy, where language skills are based on written or spoken words accompanied by pictures, objects or sounds, If necessary, dyslectic children should be given individual or group special education by specialists in this field.
  • #56 How Does Dyslexia Therapy Differ from Reading Tutoring? | The Dyslexia Center of Princeton
    https://dyslexiaprinceton.org/dyslexia-therapy-vs-reading-tutoring.php
    Treating Dyslexia […] A therapeutic approach to dyslexia begins with an assessment that pinpoints a students type of dyslexia, its degree of severity, and cognitive weaknesses related to dyslexia. […] The dyslexia therapist develops a weekly plan that directly targets each students individual levels of difficulty in the above areas. […] Dyslexia therapy employs the O-G approach to phonics–adhering to it with strict fidelity–to achieve reading fluency and comprehension. […] Problems can arise when the child does not have the underlying skills to grasp and retain what is being taught currently in the classroom. That is where targeted dyslexia therapy can be helpful for an individual childs specific needs. […] By identifying the roots of the problem, reading difficulties are remediated from the bottom up. The process may take longer. However, with insight into the roots of dyslexia, the result will be more successful over the lifespan of the child diagnosed with dyslexia.
  • #57 Evaluating Professionals – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/evaluating-professionals-fact-sheet/
    A diagnosis of dyslexia includes consideration of background information, school history, and comprehensive assessment of both oral language (speaking and listening) and written language (reading and written expression) skills at all levels from the simplest to the most complex. […] A knowledgeable educational professional can help translate and clarify the information in the evaluation report, which can be difficult to decipher. […] To master skills and apply them independently, students with a language-based learning disability, including dyslexia, need explicit instruction and consistent practice and repetition with teacher guidance—not only with development of skills but with application of these skills at higher and higher levels of functional use. […] Teaching reading and other written language skills to students with dyslexia and related disorders is not a quick fix. It is hard work, and sometimes students complain about how difficult it is.
  • #58 Evaluating Professionals – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/evaluating-professionals-fact-sheet/
    A diagnosis of dyslexia includes consideration of background information, school history, and comprehensive assessment of both oral language (speaking and listening) and written language (reading and written expression) skills at all levels from the simplest to the most complex. […] A knowledgeable educational professional can help translate and clarify the information in the evaluation report, which can be difficult to decipher. […] To master skills and apply them independently, students with a language-based learning disability, including dyslexia, need explicit instruction and consistent practice and repetition with teacher guidance—not only with development of skills but with application of these skills at higher and higher levels of functional use. […] Teaching reading and other written language skills to students with dyslexia and related disorders is not a quick fix. It is hard work, and sometimes students complain about how difficult it is.
  • #59 Evaluating Professionals – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/evaluating-professionals-fact-sheet/
    Determine if the instructor is trained and experienced in the use of Structured Literacy, Orton Gillingham, Multi-Sensory, Explicit Phonics or other programs consistent with IDA’s Knowledge and Practice Standards. […] Students with a language-based learning disability, such as dyslexia, need consistent practice and repetition to master skills and learn to use skills functionally. Every lesson should consist of explicit, systematic instruction and targeted guided practice. […] Yes. IDA publishes a fact sheet that explains this process. When a student is having problems with reading and spelling, an effective evaluation can identify a student’s individual patterns of learning strengths and weaknesses and can determine whether the profile fits the definition of dyslexia. The purpose of testing and evaluation is to determine why the student is having difficulty and what can be done to help. When a diagnosis indicates that treatment is needed, parents should find an appropriate educational professional as soon as possible.
  • #60 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    Read aloud to build reading accuracy, speed and expression (fluency) […] Build a vocabulary of recognized and understood words. […] If available, tutoring sessions with a reading specialist can be helpful for many children with dyslexia. […] In the United States, schools have a legal obligation to take steps to help children diagnosed with dyslexia with their learning problems. […] Children with dyslexia who get extra help in kindergarten or first grade often improve their reading skills enough to succeed in grade school and high school. […] A child with severe dyslexia may never have an easy time reading. But a child can learn skills that improve reading and develop strategies to improve school performance and quality of life. […] Early intervention can improve success. […] Academic problems don’t necessarily mean a person with dyslexia can’t succeed. Capable students with dyslexia can be highly successful given the right resources.
  • #61 Dyslexia: Symptoms, Signs, and Treatment
    https://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-dyslexia-basics
    The law requires schools to set up special learning plans, called Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), for your child with dyslexia. An IEP describes your child’s needs and how the school will help meet them. You and the school will update the plan each year based on your child’s progress. […] Extra help for your child can also include: […] Special education. A learning specialist or reading specialist can do one-on-one or group sessions, either in the classroom or in a separate room in the school. […] Accommodations. An IEP outlines special services your child needs to make school easier. These might include audio books, extra time to finish tests, or text-to-speech, a technology that reads words out loud from a computer or book. […] Reading at home. School isn’t the only place where your child can learn. You can also help foster reading and writing skills at home. Read with your child whenever you can. Help them sound out words they have trouble with.
  • #62 Dyslexia: Symptoms, Signs, and Treatment
    https://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-dyslexia-basics
    The law requires schools to set up special learning plans, called Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), for your child with dyslexia. An IEP describes your child’s needs and how the school will help meet them. You and the school will update the plan each year based on your child’s progress. […] Extra help for your child can also include: […] Special education. A learning specialist or reading specialist can do one-on-one or group sessions, either in the classroom or in a separate room in the school. […] Accommodations. An IEP outlines special services your child needs to make school easier. These might include audio books, extra time to finish tests, or text-to-speech, a technology that reads words out loud from a computer or book. […] Reading at home. School isn’t the only place where your child can learn. You can also help foster reading and writing skills at home. Read with your child whenever you can. Help them sound out words they have trouble with.
  • #63 Dyslexia: Symptoms, Signs, and Treatment
    https://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-dyslexia-basics
    The law requires schools to set up special learning plans, called Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), for your child with dyslexia. An IEP describes your child’s needs and how the school will help meet them. You and the school will update the plan each year based on your child’s progress. […] Extra help for your child can also include: […] Special education. A learning specialist or reading specialist can do one-on-one or group sessions, either in the classroom or in a separate room in the school. […] Accommodations. An IEP outlines special services your child needs to make school easier. These might include audio books, extra time to finish tests, or text-to-speech, a technology that reads words out loud from a computer or book. […] Reading at home. School isn’t the only place where your child can learn. You can also help foster reading and writing skills at home. Read with your child whenever you can. Help them sound out words they have trouble with.
  • #64 Dyslexia Basics – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/
    Schools can implement academic accommodations and modifications to help students with dyslexia succeed. For example, a student with dyslexia can be given extra time to complete tasks, help with taking notes, and work assignments that are modified appropriately. Teachers can give recorded tests or allow students with dyslexia to use alternative means of assessment. […] Students can benefit from listening to audiobooks and using text reading and word processing computer programs. Students may also need help with emotional issues that sometimes arise as a consequence of difficulties in school. Mental health specialists can help students cope with their struggles.
  • #65 Dyslexia Basics – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/
    Schools can implement academic accommodations and modifications to help students with dyslexia succeed. For example, a student with dyslexia can be given extra time to complete tasks, help with taking notes, and work assignments that are modified appropriately. Teachers can give recorded tests or allow students with dyslexia to use alternative means of assessment. […] Students can benefit from listening to audiobooks and using text reading and word processing computer programs. Students may also need help with emotional issues that sometimes arise as a consequence of difficulties in school. Mental health specialists can help students cope with their struggles.
  • #66 Top 5 Effective Dyslexia Therapy Techniques for Children and Adults 
    https://brain.com.sg/top-5-effective-dyslexia-therapy-techniques/
    CBT can be applied in dyslexia therapy to manage the emotional and psychological consequences of this disorder. A majority of those affected with dyslexia find it frustrating, cause anxiety, and lose self-esteem as a result, which leads to more deterioration of the issue at hand. […] By improving mental health, CBT enhances overall learning outcomes for individuals with dyslexia. A positive mindset and reduced anxiety levels may lead to increased engagement and practical learning. […] Personalized tutoring is indeed crucial for people with dyslexia, as it is beneficial to provide them with appropriate teaching based on their individual needs and learning styles. One-on-one tutoring allows focusing on individual challenges and strengths, bringing about efficiency and effectiveness in the learning process.
  • #67 Top 5 Effective Dyslexia Therapy Techniques for Children and Adults 
    https://brain.com.sg/top-5-effective-dyslexia-therapy-techniques/
    CBT can be applied in dyslexia therapy to manage the emotional and psychological consequences of this disorder. A majority of those affected with dyslexia find it frustrating, cause anxiety, and lose self-esteem as a result, which leads to more deterioration of the issue at hand. […] By improving mental health, CBT enhances overall learning outcomes for individuals with dyslexia. A positive mindset and reduced anxiety levels may lead to increased engagement and practical learning. […] Personalized tutoring is indeed crucial for people with dyslexia, as it is beneficial to provide them with appropriate teaching based on their individual needs and learning styles. One-on-one tutoring allows focusing on individual challenges and strengths, bringing about efficiency and effectiveness in the learning process.
  • #68 Dyslexia Basics – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/
    Dyslexia is a lifelong condition. With proper help, many people with dyslexia can learn to read and write well. Early identification and treatment is the key to helping individuals with dyslexia achieve in school and in life. Most people with dyslexia need help from a teacher, tutor, or therapist specially trained in using a multisensory, structured language approach. It is important for these individuals to be taught by a systematic and explicit method that involves several senses (hearing, seeing, touching) at the same time. Many individuals with dyslexia need one-on-one help so that they can move forward at their own pace. In addition, students with dyslexia often need a great deal of structured practice and immediate, corrective feedback to develop automatic word recognition skills. For students with dyslexia, it is helpful if their outside academic therapists work closely with classroom teachers.
  • #69 Dyslexia Basics – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/
    Dyslexia is a lifelong condition. With proper help, many people with dyslexia can learn to read and write well. Early identification and treatment is the key to helping individuals with dyslexia achieve in school and in life. Most people with dyslexia need help from a teacher, tutor, or therapist specially trained in using a multisensory, structured language approach. It is important for these individuals to be taught by a systematic and explicit method that involves several senses (hearing, seeing, touching) at the same time. Many individuals with dyslexia need one-on-one help so that they can move forward at their own pace. In addition, students with dyslexia often need a great deal of structured practice and immediate, corrective feedback to develop automatic word recognition skills. For students with dyslexia, it is helpful if their outside academic therapists work closely with classroom teachers.
  • #70 Effective Dyslexia Treatment Strategies and Tips – Forbrain
    https://www.forbrain.com/dyslexia-children/treatment/
    There are multiple programs for treating dyslexia that consist of a specific treatment protocol and require professionals who implement these programs to be trained and certified in the specific treatment strategy. […] Interventions such as Dialogic Reading and Repeated Reading are used to improve literacy and reading fluency. […] Teaching story grammar is a way to help students become familiar with the major components of narrative stories, such as the setting, characters, problem, and solution. […] The writing lab approach is implemented by speech pathologists in collaboration with general education and special education teachers. […] IEPs are individualized education programs set up for students who are entitled to receive special education services in the school setting. […] Technology can help with dyslexia by making certain tasks that are difficult for those with dyslexia easier to complete.
  • #71 A Guide to Dyslexia Treatment Options
    https://speechmatters.com.sg/dyslexia-treatment/
    Assistive tools like text-to-speech software, note-taking apps, and specialized spelling tools further support reading and writing, offering essential help in academic and professional settings. […] Supporting individuals with dyslexia requires continuous adaptation of strategies to address ongoing challenges. […] Emotional and psychological support is an essential aspect of dyslexia management. […] With early identification and tailored interventions, individuals can manage these challenges more effectively. […] Numerous strategies, including structured literacy programs, technology-assisted tools, and therapeutic support, can help individuals achieve success in academic, professional, and personal settings.
  • #72 Dyslexia Basics – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/
    Schools can implement academic accommodations and modifications to help students with dyslexia succeed. For example, a student with dyslexia can be given extra time to complete tasks, help with taking notes, and work assignments that are modified appropriately. Teachers can give recorded tests or allow students with dyslexia to use alternative means of assessment. […] Students can benefit from listening to audiobooks and using text reading and word processing computer programs. Students may also need help with emotional issues that sometimes arise as a consequence of difficulties in school. Mental health specialists can help students cope with their struggles.
  • #73 Evidence Based Interventions for Dyslexia
    https://www.parallellearning.com/post/evidence-based-interventions-for-dyslexia
    Creating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) is a cornerstone of providing comprehensive support to students with dyslexia. […] The Orton-Gillingham approach and structured literacy programs are evidence-based, multi-sensory methods designed to teach reading, spelling, and writing skills explicitly. […] Inclusive classroom accommodations and modifications are essential for fostering a supportive learning environment for students with dyslexia. […] Explicit and systematic instruction is a fundamental aspect of educational interventions for dyslexia. […] Assistive technology plays a pivotal role in leveling the playing field for individuals with dyslexia, offering valuable support and accommodations to enhance their reading, writing, and organizational skills. […] Music therapy and rhythm-based interventions harness the power of music and rhythmic patterns to promote language development, reading skills, and cognitive processing in individuals with dyslexia.
  • #74
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/living-with/
    While dyslexia is a lifelong problem, there’s a range of specialist educational interventions that can help children with their reading and writing. […] A number of educational interventions and programmes are available for children with dyslexia. […] These interventions should ideally be delivered in a highly structured way with development in small steps and should involve regularly practising what’s been learnt. […] It’s recommended that your child is taught in a multisensory way, where they use several senses at the same time. […] Many children with dyslexia feel more comfortable working with a computer than an exercise book. […] Word processing programmes can also be useful because they have a spellchecker and an autocorrect facility that can highlight mistakes in your child’s writing.
  • #75
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/living-with/
    While dyslexia is a lifelong problem, there’s a range of specialist educational interventions that can help children with their reading and writing. […] A number of educational interventions and programmes are available for children with dyslexia. […] These interventions should ideally be delivered in a highly structured way with development in small steps and should involve regularly practising what’s been learnt. […] It’s recommended that your child is taught in a multisensory way, where they use several senses at the same time. […] Many children with dyslexia feel more comfortable working with a computer than an exercise book. […] Word processing programmes can also be useful because they have a spellchecker and an autocorrect facility that can highlight mistakes in your child’s writing.
  • #76
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/living-with/
    Speech recognition software can also be used to translate what a person is saying into written text. […] Much of the advice and techniques used to help children with dyslexia are also relevant for adults. […] Using a multisensory approach to learning can be helpful. […] If you’re in work, let your employer know that you have dyslexia, as they’re required by law to make reasonable adjustments to the workplace to assist you.
  • #77 Effective Dyslexia Treatment Strategies and Tips – Forbrain
    https://www.forbrain.com/dyslexia-children/treatment/
    Speech-to-text and text-to-speech tools assist individuals with dyslexia in a variety of ways. […] Audiobooks make it possible for students to listen to stories. […] Forbrain is an auditory stimulation headset that individuals with dyslexia can wear to help improve their reading fluency and memory recall. […] In addition to therapy for dyslexia, accommodations and support are available to those with dyslexia in the educational setting and other settings. […] Graphic organizers, also known as knowledge maps or concept diagrams, are ways of visually organizing information. […] Extended time and frequent breaks are accommodations that can be added to student IEPs. […] Besides having an educational impact, dyslexia can impact children emotionally and socially. […] Parental involvement is essential in supporting children with dyslexia, both academically and emotionally.
  • #78 Effective Dyslexia Treatment Strategies and Tips – Forbrain
    https://www.forbrain.com/dyslexia-children/treatment/
    There are several computer programs that help to improve phonological awareness, spelling, decoding, and vocabulary acquisition and development. […] As a language disorder, treatment for dyslexia should include an interprofessional team. […] Forbrain allows individuals to hear themselves speaking and the sounds they produce more clearly. […] When looking for ways to support an individual with dyslexia, consider the dyslexia treatment methods described above.
  • #79 Effective Dyslexia Treatment Strategies and Tips – Forbrain
    https://www.forbrain.com/dyslexia-children/treatment/
    Speech-to-text and text-to-speech tools assist individuals with dyslexia in a variety of ways. […] Audiobooks make it possible for students to listen to stories. […] Forbrain is an auditory stimulation headset that individuals with dyslexia can wear to help improve their reading fluency and memory recall. […] In addition to therapy for dyslexia, accommodations and support are available to those with dyslexia in the educational setting and other settings. […] Graphic organizers, also known as knowledge maps or concept diagrams, are ways of visually organizing information. […] Extended time and frequent breaks are accommodations that can be added to student IEPs. […] Besides having an educational impact, dyslexia can impact children emotionally and socially. […] Parental involvement is essential in supporting children with dyslexia, both academically and emotionally.
  • #80 Effective Dyslexia Treatment Strategies and Tips – Forbrain
    https://www.forbrain.com/dyslexia-children/treatment/
    Speech-to-text and text-to-speech tools assist individuals with dyslexia in a variety of ways. […] Audiobooks make it possible for students to listen to stories. […] Forbrain is an auditory stimulation headset that individuals with dyslexia can wear to help improve their reading fluency and memory recall. […] In addition to therapy for dyslexia, accommodations and support are available to those with dyslexia in the educational setting and other settings. […] Graphic organizers, also known as knowledge maps or concept diagrams, are ways of visually organizing information. […] Extended time and frequent breaks are accommodations that can be added to student IEPs. […] Besides having an educational impact, dyslexia can impact children emotionally and socially. […] Parental involvement is essential in supporting children with dyslexia, both academically and emotionally.
  • #81 Effective Dyslexia Treatment Strategies and Tips – Forbrain
    https://www.forbrain.com/dyslexia-children/treatment/
    There are several computer programs that help to improve phonological awareness, spelling, decoding, and vocabulary acquisition and development. […] As a language disorder, treatment for dyslexia should include an interprofessional team. […] Forbrain allows individuals to hear themselves speaking and the sounds they produce more clearly. […] When looking for ways to support an individual with dyslexia, consider the dyslexia treatment methods described above.
  • #82 Dyslexia Treatment, Software at Home
    https://www.gemmlearning.com/can-help/dyslexia/dyslexia-treatment/
    Dyslexia Treatment at Home […] Our dyslexia treatment, Fast ForWord software, taps into brain plasticity to resolve or significantly reduce dyslexia symptoms. […] Fast ForWord’s unique quick-fire exercises target the cognitive skill gaps that cause dyslexia, deep-seated delays that teaching does not reach. […] Gemm Learning has been treating dyslexia since 2006 – for children, teens, and adults. […] Not addressing the language processing delays that cause most reading difficulties “is equivalent to constructing the third floor of a school without having the tools to build a sufficiently strong first and second floor, and then wondering why the school keeps collapsing.” […] Understanding comes from listening, stored in auditory word memory. […] However, individuals with dyslexia do not make that connection effortlessly, because word memory is muddy.
  • #83 Dyslexia Treatment, Software at Home
    https://www.gemmlearning.com/can-help/dyslexia/dyslexia-treatment/
    Dyslexia Treatment at Home […] Our dyslexia treatment, Fast ForWord software, taps into brain plasticity to resolve or significantly reduce dyslexia symptoms. […] Fast ForWord’s unique quick-fire exercises target the cognitive skill gaps that cause dyslexia, deep-seated delays that teaching does not reach. […] Gemm Learning has been treating dyslexia since 2006 – for children, teens, and adults. […] Not addressing the language processing delays that cause most reading difficulties “is equivalent to constructing the third floor of a school without having the tools to build a sufficiently strong first and second floor, and then wondering why the school keeps collapsing.” […] Understanding comes from listening, stored in auditory word memory. […] However, individuals with dyslexia do not make that connection effortlessly, because word memory is muddy.
  • #84 The Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Dyslexia
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2967798/
    Reading and spelling disorder (dyslexia) is one of the more common specific developmental disorders, with a prevalence of approximately 5%. It is characterized by severe impairment of learning to read and spell. […] We discuss major aspects of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of dyslexia on the basis of a selective literature review and the guidelines of the German Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy. […] The treatment of dyslexia is based on two main strategies: specific assistance with the impaired learning areas (reading and spelling) and psychotherapy for any coexisting psychological disturbance that may be present. […] The benefit of specific treatment strategies for dyslexia has not yet been demonstrated empirically. Nonetheless, evaluated prevention programs are available in kindergarten that have been found to promote children’s ability to acquire reading and spelling skills in school.
  • #85 The Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Dyslexia
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2967798/
    Reading and spelling disorder (dyslexia) is one of the more common specific developmental disorders, with a prevalence of approximately 5%. It is characterized by severe impairment of learning to read and spell. […] We discuss major aspects of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of dyslexia on the basis of a selective literature review and the guidelines of the German Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy. […] The treatment of dyslexia is based on two main strategies: specific assistance with the impaired learning areas (reading and spelling) and psychotherapy for any coexisting psychological disturbance that may be present. […] The benefit of specific treatment strategies for dyslexia has not yet been demonstrated empirically. Nonetheless, evaluated prevention programs are available in kindergarten that have been found to promote children’s ability to acquire reading and spelling skills in school.
  • #86 Novel treatment helps dyslexics significantly improve reading skills, shows the brain changes as children learn | UW News
    https://www.washington.edu/news/2000/05/24/novel-treatment-helps-dyslexics-significantly-improve-reading-skills-shows-the-brain-changes-as-children-learn/
    A novel treatment for dyslexia not only helps children to significantly improve their reading skills but also shows that the brain changes as dyslexics learn, according to a study by an interdisciplinary team of University of Washington scientists. […] Dyslexia is a treatable brain-based disorder, according to neurophysicist Todd Richards and neuropsychologist Virginia Berninger, who headed the UW research team. […] We want to make it very clear that we didn’t cure dyslexia, but we think we effectively treated it, said Berninger. […] With appropriate instruction, dyslexic brains may become more efficient at processing the sounds of language. […] The treatment was novel because it took advantage of the boys’ talent and interest in science and technology. […] Following treatment the dyslexics expended 1.8 times the energy to do the same sound-processing task as the controls, compared to about 4 times the energy before treatment.
  • #87 Novel treatment helps dyslexics significantly improve reading skills, shows the brain changes as children learn | UW News
    https://www.washington.edu/news/2000/05/24/novel-treatment-helps-dyslexics-significantly-improve-reading-skills-shows-the-brain-changes-as-children-learn/
    A novel treatment for dyslexia not only helps children to significantly improve their reading skills but also shows that the brain changes as dyslexics learn, according to a study by an interdisciplinary team of University of Washington scientists. […] Dyslexia is a treatable brain-based disorder, according to neurophysicist Todd Richards and neuropsychologist Virginia Berninger, who headed the UW research team. […] We want to make it very clear that we didn’t cure dyslexia, but we think we effectively treated it, said Berninger. […] With appropriate instruction, dyslexic brains may become more efficient at processing the sounds of language. […] The treatment was novel because it took advantage of the boys’ talent and interest in science and technology. […] Following treatment the dyslexics expended 1.8 times the energy to do the same sound-processing task as the controls, compared to about 4 times the energy before treatment.
  • #88 Novel treatment helps dyslexics significantly improve reading skills, shows the brain changes as children learn | UW News
    https://www.washington.edu/news/2000/05/24/novel-treatment-helps-dyslexics-significantly-improve-reading-skills-shows-the-brain-changes-as-children-learn/
    A novel treatment for dyslexia not only helps children to significantly improve their reading skills but also shows that the brain changes as dyslexics learn, according to a study by an interdisciplinary team of University of Washington scientists. […] Dyslexia is a treatable brain-based disorder, according to neurophysicist Todd Richards and neuropsychologist Virginia Berninger, who headed the UW research team. […] We want to make it very clear that we didn’t cure dyslexia, but we think we effectively treated it, said Berninger. […] With appropriate instruction, dyslexic brains may become more efficient at processing the sounds of language. […] The treatment was novel because it took advantage of the boys’ talent and interest in science and technology. […] Following treatment the dyslexics expended 1.8 times the energy to do the same sound-processing task as the controls, compared to about 4 times the energy before treatment.
  • #89 Novel treatment helps dyslexics significantly improve reading skills, shows the brain changes as children learn | UW News
    https://www.washington.edu/news/2000/05/24/novel-treatment-helps-dyslexics-significantly-improve-reading-skills-shows-the-brain-changes-as-children-learn/
    A novel treatment for dyslexia not only helps children to significantly improve their reading skills but also shows that the brain changes as dyslexics learn, according to a study by an interdisciplinary team of University of Washington scientists. […] Dyslexia is a treatable brain-based disorder, according to neurophysicist Todd Richards and neuropsychologist Virginia Berninger, who headed the UW research team. […] We want to make it very clear that we didn’t cure dyslexia, but we think we effectively treated it, said Berninger. […] With appropriate instruction, dyslexic brains may become more efficient at processing the sounds of language. […] The treatment was novel because it took advantage of the boys’ talent and interest in science and technology. […] Following treatment the dyslexics expended 1.8 times the energy to do the same sound-processing task as the controls, compared to about 4 times the energy before treatment.
  • #90 Novel treatment helps dyslexics significantly improve reading skills, shows the brain changes as children learn | UW News
    https://www.washington.edu/news/2000/05/24/novel-treatment-helps-dyslexics-significantly-improve-reading-skills-shows-the-brain-changes-as-children-learn/
    A novel treatment for dyslexia not only helps children to significantly improve their reading skills but also shows that the brain changes as dyslexics learn, according to a study by an interdisciplinary team of University of Washington scientists. […] Dyslexia is a treatable brain-based disorder, according to neurophysicist Todd Richards and neuropsychologist Virginia Berninger, who headed the UW research team. […] We want to make it very clear that we didn’t cure dyslexia, but we think we effectively treated it, said Berninger. […] With appropriate instruction, dyslexic brains may become more efficient at processing the sounds of language. […] The treatment was novel because it took advantage of the boys’ talent and interest in science and technology. […] Following treatment the dyslexics expended 1.8 times the energy to do the same sound-processing task as the controls, compared to about 4 times the energy before treatment.
  • #91 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    Read aloud to build reading accuracy, speed and expression (fluency) […] Build a vocabulary of recognized and understood words. […] If available, tutoring sessions with a reading specialist can be helpful for many children with dyslexia. […] In the United States, schools have a legal obligation to take steps to help children diagnosed with dyslexia with their learning problems. […] Children with dyslexia who get extra help in kindergarten or first grade often improve their reading skills enough to succeed in grade school and high school. […] A child with severe dyslexia may never have an easy time reading. But a child can learn skills that improve reading and develop strategies to improve school performance and quality of life. […] Early intervention can improve success. […] Academic problems don’t necessarily mean a person with dyslexia can’t succeed. Capable students with dyslexia can be highly successful given the right resources.
  • #92 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    Read aloud to build reading accuracy, speed and expression (fluency) […] Build a vocabulary of recognized and understood words. […] If available, tutoring sessions with a reading specialist can be helpful for many children with dyslexia. […] In the United States, schools have a legal obligation to take steps to help children diagnosed with dyslexia with their learning problems. […] Children with dyslexia who get extra help in kindergarten or first grade often improve their reading skills enough to succeed in grade school and high school. […] A child with severe dyslexia may never have an easy time reading. But a child can learn skills that improve reading and develop strategies to improve school performance and quality of life. […] Early intervention can improve success. […] Academic problems don’t necessarily mean a person with dyslexia can’t succeed. Capable students with dyslexia can be highly successful given the right resources.
  • #93 Novel treatment helps dyslexics significantly improve reading skills, shows the brain changes as children learn | UW News
    https://www.washington.edu/news/2000/05/24/novel-treatment-helps-dyslexics-significantly-improve-reading-skills-shows-the-brain-changes-as-children-learn/
    Over this same period the dyslexics also made large strides in their reading ability, especially in sounding out new words. […] They made significant gains in analyzing sounds needed to decode words and in sounding out unknown words. […] This research offers a message of hope. We can see improvement in children’s reading levels with this intervention even if there are preexisting brain differences that make learning difficult. […] The new results are part of a larger UW effort to understand the basis of dyslexia and develop treatments for the disorder.
  • #94 Novel treatment helps dyslexics significantly improve reading skills, shows the brain changes as children learn | UW News
    https://www.washington.edu/news/2000/05/24/novel-treatment-helps-dyslexics-significantly-improve-reading-skills-shows-the-brain-changes-as-children-learn/
    Over this same period the dyslexics also made large strides in their reading ability, especially in sounding out new words. […] They made significant gains in analyzing sounds needed to decode words and in sounding out unknown words. […] This research offers a message of hope. We can see improvement in children’s reading levels with this intervention even if there are preexisting brain differences that make learning difficult. […] The new results are part of a larger UW effort to understand the basis of dyslexia and develop treatments for the disorder.
  • #95 Online Dyslexia Tutoring & Orton-Gillingham Program – Lexercise
    https://www.lexercise.com/online-dyslexia-treatment/professional-therapy
    Overcoming dyslexia, and other literacy challenges requires brain training to build new connections between sounds and letters. It takes repetition and hard work to automate your child’s new skills. With our Professional Therapy program, your child will play fun and engaging games that focus on exactly what they need to overcome their struggles, and they can do this independently on any laptop or tablet. […] Children who complete the Lexercise program improve 3 grade levels on average! We guarantee your child will improve one whole grade level in 2 months, or your 3rd month is on us!
  • #96 PROOF POINTS: Leading dyslexia treatment isn’t a magic bullet, studies find, while other options show promise
    https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-leading-dyslexia-treatment-isnt-a-magic-bullet-studies-show-while-other-options-show-promise
    In 2019, a grassroots campaign led by parents succeeded in passing a wave of dyslexia legislation. Many states mandated hallmarks of the Orton-Gillingham method, specifically calling for multisensory instruction, to help students with dyslexia read and write better. […] But two recent academic papers, synthesizing dozens of reading studies, are raising questions about the effectiveness of these expensive education policies. A review of 24 studies on the Orton-Gillingham method, published in the July 2021 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Exceptional Children, found no statistically significant benefit for children with dyslexia. […] The implication is that maybe children diagnosed with dyslexia dont need something that is substantially different from children with other reading struggles.
  • #97 PROOF POINTS: Leading dyslexia treatment isn’t a magic bullet, studies find, while other options show promise
    https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-leading-dyslexia-treatment-isnt-a-magic-bullet-studies-show-while-other-options-show-promise
    In 2019, a grassroots campaign led by parents succeeded in passing a wave of dyslexia legislation. Many states mandated hallmarks of the Orton-Gillingham method, specifically calling for multisensory instruction, to help students with dyslexia read and write better. […] But two recent academic papers, synthesizing dozens of reading studies, are raising questions about the effectiveness of these expensive education policies. A review of 24 studies on the Orton-Gillingham method, published in the July 2021 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Exceptional Children, found no statistically significant benefit for children with dyslexia. […] The implication is that maybe children diagnosed with dyslexia dont need something that is substantially different from children with other reading struggles.
  • #98 PROOF POINTS: Leading dyslexia treatment isn’t a magic bullet, studies find, while other options show promise
    https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-leading-dyslexia-treatment-isnt-a-magic-bullet-studies-show-while-other-options-show-promise
    Monica McHale-Small, director of education at the Learning Disabilities Association of America, and previously with the International Dyslexia Association, said theres a growing consensus that Orton-Gillingham approaches arent necessarily what all children with dyslexia need. The research is there, she said. You cant deny the findings of multiple studies. […] The researchers in both the 2021 and 2022 studies all cautioned that the jury is still out on Orton-Gillingham. Better quality studies may still prove the method to be effective with children with dyslexia. […] The corpus of studies included in our meta-analysis were not very high quality, said Stevens. We need to do more high-quality research to fully understand the effects of that approach on the reading outcomes for students with dyslexia. […] Both McHale-Small at the Learning Disabilities Association and Wolf at UCLA believe that there are various types of dyslexia and each may need different interventions. […] We need more research, said McHale-Small. We know a lot about dyslexia but we need to know a lot more.
  • #99 PROOF POINTS: Leading dyslexia treatment isn’t a magic bullet, studies find, while other options show promise
    https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-leading-dyslexia-treatment-isnt-a-magic-bullet-studies-show-while-other-options-show-promise
    Monica McHale-Small, director of education at the Learning Disabilities Association of America, and previously with the International Dyslexia Association, said theres a growing consensus that Orton-Gillingham approaches arent necessarily what all children with dyslexia need. The research is there, she said. You cant deny the findings of multiple studies. […] The researchers in both the 2021 and 2022 studies all cautioned that the jury is still out on Orton-Gillingham. Better quality studies may still prove the method to be effective with children with dyslexia. […] The corpus of studies included in our meta-analysis were not very high quality, said Stevens. We need to do more high-quality research to fully understand the effects of that approach on the reading outcomes for students with dyslexia. […] Both McHale-Small at the Learning Disabilities Association and Wolf at UCLA believe that there are various types of dyslexia and each may need different interventions. […] We need more research, said McHale-Small. We know a lot about dyslexia but we need to know a lot more.
  • #100 PROOF POINTS: Leading dyslexia treatment isn’t a magic bullet, studies find, while other options show promise
    https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-leading-dyslexia-treatment-isnt-a-magic-bullet-studies-show-while-other-options-show-promise
    Monica McHale-Small, director of education at the Learning Disabilities Association of America, and previously with the International Dyslexia Association, said theres a growing consensus that Orton-Gillingham approaches arent necessarily what all children with dyslexia need. The research is there, she said. You cant deny the findings of multiple studies. […] The researchers in both the 2021 and 2022 studies all cautioned that the jury is still out on Orton-Gillingham. Better quality studies may still prove the method to be effective with children with dyslexia. […] The corpus of studies included in our meta-analysis were not very high quality, said Stevens. We need to do more high-quality research to fully understand the effects of that approach on the reading outcomes for students with dyslexia. […] Both McHale-Small at the Learning Disabilities Association and Wolf at UCLA believe that there are various types of dyslexia and each may need different interventions. […] We need more research, said McHale-Small. We know a lot about dyslexia but we need to know a lot more.
  • #101 Dyslexia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6005-dyslexia
    Dyslexia is a learning disability that disrupts how your brain processes written language. […] Its very treatable, and it doesnt have to stand in the way of success. […] Currently, no medications treat dyslexia. Instead, educational interventions can teach effective new ways to learn and read. […] Children with dyslexia may work with a trained specialist to learn new reading skills. […] The most important thing you can do is to spend time reading aloud with your child. […] Yes, adults can benefit from treatment for dyslexia. There are programs and tools available that can help you with dyslexia-related reading difficulties no matter your age. […] Dyslexia isnt preventable, but its often manageable with different strategies for learning and reading. […] Identifying dyslexia by second grade gives children more time to find different ways to learn and read.
  • #102 Dyslexia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6005-dyslexia
    Positive support from parents and teachers can help a child overcome these obstacles. […] Finding techniques to help manage dyslexia is critical to successful learning and self-esteem. […] If you or your child has dyslexia, its important to remember that its a widespread condition. […] Its also not a sign that youre less intelligent, unmotivated or lazy.
  • #103 Effective Dyslexia Treatment Strategies and Tips – Forbrain
    https://www.forbrain.com/dyslexia-children/treatment/
    Speech-to-text and text-to-speech tools assist individuals with dyslexia in a variety of ways. […] Audiobooks make it possible for students to listen to stories. […] Forbrain is an auditory stimulation headset that individuals with dyslexia can wear to help improve their reading fluency and memory recall. […] In addition to therapy for dyslexia, accommodations and support are available to those with dyslexia in the educational setting and other settings. […] Graphic organizers, also known as knowledge maps or concept diagrams, are ways of visually organizing information. […] Extended time and frequent breaks are accommodations that can be added to student IEPs. […] Besides having an educational impact, dyslexia can impact children emotionally and socially. […] Parental involvement is essential in supporting children with dyslexia, both academically and emotionally.
  • #104 How to Help a Child with Dyslexia at Home: Ideas, Resources
    https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-help-a-child-with-dyslexia-at-home
    Caregivers can provide support by creating a nurturing space for learning and tracking progress on a calendar. […] Other techniques include reading together, repetition, mnemonic devices, praise, and focusing on sight words. […] If you think your child has dyslexia, visit a mental health professional.
  • #105 Dyslexia: Symptoms, Signs, and Treatment
    https://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-dyslexia-basics
    The law requires schools to set up special learning plans, called Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), for your child with dyslexia. An IEP describes your child’s needs and how the school will help meet them. You and the school will update the plan each year based on your child’s progress. […] Extra help for your child can also include: […] Special education. A learning specialist or reading specialist can do one-on-one or group sessions, either in the classroom or in a separate room in the school. […] Accommodations. An IEP outlines special services your child needs to make school easier. These might include audio books, extra time to finish tests, or text-to-speech, a technology that reads words out loud from a computer or book. […] Reading at home. School isn’t the only place where your child can learn. You can also help foster reading and writing skills at home. Read with your child whenever you can. Help them sound out words they have trouble with.
  • #106 How to Help a Child with Dyslexia at Home: Ideas, Resources
    https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-help-a-child-with-dyslexia-at-home
    Caregivers can provide support by creating a nurturing space for learning and tracking progress on a calendar. […] Other techniques include reading together, repetition, mnemonic devices, praise, and focusing on sight words. […] If you think your child has dyslexia, visit a mental health professional.
  • #107 How to Help a Child with Dyslexia at Home: Ideas, Resources
    https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-help-a-child-with-dyslexia-at-home
    Providing a comfortable, supportive, and nonjudgmental atmosphere is most helpful for learning, especially for children with learning disorders, Newman explains. […] Visual tools, such as a calendar, are an excellent option for tracking a child’s progress and tasks. […] Sleep is a vital factor for healthy development and learning, Newman says. […] As Newman explains, reading difficulties caused by dyslexia can negatively affect a child’s confidence. […] A mnemonic device is a technique that helps you remember a piece of information. […] According to a 2017 research review, mnemonic devices can enhance memory in children with dyslexia. […] During your child’s summer break, consider getting them a tutor. […] There are several reading programs for children with dyslexia. […] With proper support and condition management, it’s possible for a child with dyslexia to thrive.
  • #108 What Are the Treatments for Dyslexia?
    https://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-dyslexia-treatment
    An IEP outlines special services your child needs to make school easier. These might include audio books, extra time to finish tests, or text-to-speech technology that reads words out loud from a computer or book. […] You can also help foster reading and writing skills at home. Read with your child whenever you can. Help them sound out words they have trouble with. […] These tips can help both kids and adults with dyslexia: Read in a quiet place with no distractions, Listen to books on CD or computer, and read along with the recording, Break up reading and other tasks into small pieces that are more manageable, Ask for extra help from your teacher or manager when you need it, Join a support group for kids or adults with dyslexia, Get plenty of rest and eat healthy foods. […] As your child gets older, theyll learn how to manage their dyslexia. A learning disorder shouldnt stop them from excelling in school, going to college, or later having a successful career.
  • #109 Dyslexia: Symptoms, Signs, and Treatment
    https://www.webmd.com/children/understanding-dyslexia-basics
    Dyslexia learning strategies […] These tips can help both kids and adults with dyslexia: […] – Read in a quiet place with no distractions. […] – Listen to books on CD or computer and read along with the recording. […] – Break up reading and other tasks into small pieces that are more manageable. […] – Ask for extra help from your teacher or manager when you need it. […] – Join a support group for kids or adults with dyslexia.
  • #110 How to Help a Child with Dyslexia at Home: Ideas, Resources
    https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-help-a-child-with-dyslexia-at-home
    Providing a comfortable, supportive, and nonjudgmental atmosphere is most helpful for learning, especially for children with learning disorders, Newman explains. […] Visual tools, such as a calendar, are an excellent option for tracking a child’s progress and tasks. […] Sleep is a vital factor for healthy development and learning, Newman says. […] As Newman explains, reading difficulties caused by dyslexia can negatively affect a child’s confidence. […] A mnemonic device is a technique that helps you remember a piece of information. […] According to a 2017 research review, mnemonic devices can enhance memory in children with dyslexia. […] During your child’s summer break, consider getting them a tutor. […] There are several reading programs for children with dyslexia. […] With proper support and condition management, it’s possible for a child with dyslexia to thrive.
  • #111 How to Help a Child with Dyslexia at Home: Ideas, Resources
    https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-help-a-child-with-dyslexia-at-home
    Providing a comfortable, supportive, and nonjudgmental atmosphere is most helpful for learning, especially for children with learning disorders, Newman explains. […] Visual tools, such as a calendar, are an excellent option for tracking a child’s progress and tasks. […] Sleep is a vital factor for healthy development and learning, Newman says. […] As Newman explains, reading difficulties caused by dyslexia can negatively affect a child’s confidence. […] A mnemonic device is a technique that helps you remember a piece of information. […] According to a 2017 research review, mnemonic devices can enhance memory in children with dyslexia. […] During your child’s summer break, consider getting them a tutor. […] There are several reading programs for children with dyslexia. […] With proper support and condition management, it’s possible for a child with dyslexia to thrive.
  • #112 How to Help a Child with Dyslexia at Home: Ideas, Resources
    https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-help-a-child-with-dyslexia-at-home
    Providing a comfortable, supportive, and nonjudgmental atmosphere is most helpful for learning, especially for children with learning disorders, Newman explains. […] Visual tools, such as a calendar, are an excellent option for tracking a child’s progress and tasks. […] Sleep is a vital factor for healthy development and learning, Newman says. […] As Newman explains, reading difficulties caused by dyslexia can negatively affect a child’s confidence. […] A mnemonic device is a technique that helps you remember a piece of information. […] According to a 2017 research review, mnemonic devices can enhance memory in children with dyslexia. […] During your child’s summer break, consider getting them a tutor. […] There are several reading programs for children with dyslexia. […] With proper support and condition management, it’s possible for a child with dyslexia to thrive.
  • #113 How to Help a Child with Dyslexia at Home: Ideas, Resources
    https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-help-a-child-with-dyslexia-at-home
    Providing a comfortable, supportive, and nonjudgmental atmosphere is most helpful for learning, especially for children with learning disorders, Newman explains. […] Visual tools, such as a calendar, are an excellent option for tracking a child’s progress and tasks. […] Sleep is a vital factor for healthy development and learning, Newman says. […] As Newman explains, reading difficulties caused by dyslexia can negatively affect a child’s confidence. […] A mnemonic device is a technique that helps you remember a piece of information. […] According to a 2017 research review, mnemonic devices can enhance memory in children with dyslexia. […] During your child’s summer break, consider getting them a tutor. […] There are several reading programs for children with dyslexia. […] With proper support and condition management, it’s possible for a child with dyslexia to thrive.
  • #114 Dyslexia – Symptoms and causes – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353552
    Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). […] Most children with dyslexia can succeed in school with tutoring or a specialized education program. Emotional support also plays an important role. […] Though there’s no cure for dyslexia, early assessment and intervention result in the best outcome. […] When dyslexia goes undiagnosed and untreated, childhood reading difficulties continue into adulthood. […] Dyslexia results from individual differences in the parts of the brain that enable reading. […] Dyslexia can lead to several problems, including: Trouble learning. Because reading is a skill basic to most other school subjects, a child with dyslexia is at a disadvantage in most classes and may have trouble keeping up with peers. […] Children who have dyslexia are at increased risk of having attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and vice versa. ADHD can cause difficulty keeping attention. It can also cause hyperactivity and impulsive behavior, which can make dyslexia harder to treat.
  • #115 Dyslexia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6005-dyslexia
    Dyslexia is a learning disability that disrupts how your brain processes written language. […] Its very treatable, and it doesnt have to stand in the way of success. […] Currently, no medications treat dyslexia. Instead, educational interventions can teach effective new ways to learn and read. […] Children with dyslexia may work with a trained specialist to learn new reading skills. […] The most important thing you can do is to spend time reading aloud with your child. […] Yes, adults can benefit from treatment for dyslexia. There are programs and tools available that can help you with dyslexia-related reading difficulties no matter your age. […] Dyslexia isnt preventable, but its often manageable with different strategies for learning and reading. […] Identifying dyslexia by second grade gives children more time to find different ways to learn and read.
  • #116 Dyslexia Treatment Ideas for Children and AdultsFooterLogo
    https://www.additudemag.com/treatment-for-dyslexia-accommodations-at-work-or-school/?srsltid=AfmBOooieruVdp3YNJRKDhJQ04ZxW6eUCUHa_7eRS6HzYhCrhQduoyTR
    Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), adults with dyslexia are entitled to reasonable accommodations from their employers to manage the condition. […] Every student and adult is different, and it’s important for parents and adults to advocate fiercely in order to secure the tools needed to succeed in school or the workplace.
  • #117
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/living-with/
    Speech recognition software can also be used to translate what a person is saying into written text. […] Much of the advice and techniques used to help children with dyslexia are also relevant for adults. […] Using a multisensory approach to learning can be helpful. […] If you’re in work, let your employer know that you have dyslexia, as they’re required by law to make reasonable adjustments to the workplace to assist you.
  • #118 Dyslexia Treatment Ideas for Children and AdultsFooterLogo
    https://www.additudemag.com/treatment-for-dyslexia-accommodations-at-work-or-school/?srsltid=AfmBOooieruVdp3YNJRKDhJQ04ZxW6eUCUHa_7eRS6HzYhCrhQduoyTR
    Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), adults with dyslexia are entitled to reasonable accommodations from their employers to manage the condition. […] Every student and adult is different, and it’s important for parents and adults to advocate fiercely in order to secure the tools needed to succeed in school or the workplace.
  • #119
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/living-with/
    Speech recognition software can also be used to translate what a person is saying into written text. […] Much of the advice and techniques used to help children with dyslexia are also relevant for adults. […] Using a multisensory approach to learning can be helpful. […] If you’re in work, let your employer know that you have dyslexia, as they’re required by law to make reasonable adjustments to the workplace to assist you.
  • #120
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/living-with/
    Speech recognition software can also be used to translate what a person is saying into written text. […] Much of the advice and techniques used to help children with dyslexia are also relevant for adults. […] Using a multisensory approach to learning can be helpful. […] If you’re in work, let your employer know that you have dyslexia, as they’re required by law to make reasonable adjustments to the workplace to assist you.
  • #121 How to Treat Dyslexia in Adults – Open Lineschevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upchevron-rightchevron-leftarrow-backstarphonequotecheckbox-checkedsearchwrenchinfoshieldplayconnectionmobilecoin-dollarspoon-knifeticketpushpinlocationgiftfirefeedbubbleshomehea
    https://www.openlines.com/blog/how-to-treat-dyslexia-in-adults/
    With dyslexia, it can be difficult to decode words efficiently leading to breakdowns in interpretation and reading comprehension problems. […] To expand on this topic, Dr. Jessica Galgano, executive director and founder of Open Lines Speech and Communication, explained what dyslexia in adults is, which symptoms to be aware of, and how speech therapy can treat it. […] If these symptoms are present, a speech-language pathologist and neuropsychologist can assist in forming a differential diagnosis of dyslexia. […] Managing dyslexia as an adult involves strengthening underlying language processing and phonological awareness skills as well as implementing strategies to mitigate its impact on daily life. […] Engaging in regular practice with reading and writing under the guidance of a speech-language pathologist can improve phonological processing skills.
  • #122 How to Treat Dyslexia in Adults – Open Lineschevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upchevron-rightchevron-leftarrow-backstarphonequotecheckbox-checkedsearchwrenchinfoshieldplayconnectionmobilecoin-dollarspoon-knifeticketpushpinlocationgiftfirefeedbubbleshomehea
    https://www.openlines.com/blog/how-to-treat-dyslexia-in-adults/
    With dyslexia, it can be difficult to decode words efficiently leading to breakdowns in interpretation and reading comprehension problems. […] To expand on this topic, Dr. Jessica Galgano, executive director and founder of Open Lines Speech and Communication, explained what dyslexia in adults is, which symptoms to be aware of, and how speech therapy can treat it. […] If these symptoms are present, a speech-language pathologist and neuropsychologist can assist in forming a differential diagnosis of dyslexia. […] Managing dyslexia as an adult involves strengthening underlying language processing and phonological awareness skills as well as implementing strategies to mitigate its impact on daily life. […] Engaging in regular practice with reading and writing under the guidance of a speech-language pathologist can improve phonological processing skills.
  • #123 How to Treat Dyslexia in Adults – Open Lineschevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upchevron-rightchevron-leftarrow-backstarphonequotecheckbox-checkedsearchwrenchinfoshieldplayconnectionmobilecoin-dollarspoon-knifeticketpushpinlocationgiftfirefeedbubbleshomehea
    https://www.openlines.com/blog/how-to-treat-dyslexia-in-adults/
    Since dyslexia involves complications with decoding words, many may not immediately think speech therapy can treat this issue. […] The good news is speech therapy approaches promote neural changes that can improve reading skills for adults with dyslexia. […] Speech therapy intervention targets strengthening phonological awareness skills which are strongly correlated with improved proficiency in reading decoding skills. […] Therapeutic interventions that use multisensory techniques to support phonological awareness skills including training in sound awareness, rules for letter-sound organization, concept imagery, visualizing and verbalizing techniques, sensory stimulation, and articulatory feedback enhance phonological processing which is the underlying weakness in dyslexia, Dr. Galgano said.
  • #124 How to Treat Dyslexia in Adults – Open Lineschevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upchevron-rightchevron-leftarrow-backstarphonequotecheckbox-checkedsearchwrenchinfoshieldplayconnectionmobilecoin-dollarspoon-knifeticketpushpinlocationgiftfirefeedbubbleshomehea
    https://www.openlines.com/blog/how-to-treat-dyslexia-in-adults/
    Since dyslexia involves complications with decoding words, many may not immediately think speech therapy can treat this issue. […] The good news is speech therapy approaches promote neural changes that can improve reading skills for adults with dyslexia. […] Speech therapy intervention targets strengthening phonological awareness skills which are strongly correlated with improved proficiency in reading decoding skills. […] Therapeutic interventions that use multisensory techniques to support phonological awareness skills including training in sound awareness, rules for letter-sound organization, concept imagery, visualizing and verbalizing techniques, sensory stimulation, and articulatory feedback enhance phonological processing which is the underlying weakness in dyslexia, Dr. Galgano said.
  • #125 Dyslexia – Symptoms and causes – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353552
    Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). […] Most children with dyslexia can succeed in school with tutoring or a specialized education program. Emotional support also plays an important role. […] Though there’s no cure for dyslexia, early assessment and intervention result in the best outcome. […] When dyslexia goes undiagnosed and untreated, childhood reading difficulties continue into adulthood. […] Dyslexia results from individual differences in the parts of the brain that enable reading. […] Dyslexia can lead to several problems, including: Trouble learning. Because reading is a skill basic to most other school subjects, a child with dyslexia is at a disadvantage in most classes and may have trouble keeping up with peers. […] Children who have dyslexia are at increased risk of having attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and vice versa. ADHD can cause difficulty keeping attention. It can also cause hyperactivity and impulsive behavior, which can make dyslexia harder to treat.
  • #126 Treating Dyslexia and ADHD in Children: 6 Key ConsiderationsFooterLogo
    https://www.additudemag.com/treating-dyslexia-adhd-children/?srsltid=AfmBOoot4araKDjfP6M4K6nqJNYRNaZwEiMvK3x5XbWa-yBeCHg2Tfiq
    Dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often travel together. (About 25% to 40% of the time, according to some estimates.) For individuals with ADHD and dyslexia, routine treatment protocols and approaches for each condition may not be effective. ADHD symptoms might affect therapies for dyslexia, and vice versa. And addressing only one condition – a common error – often results in subpar outcomes all around. […] If your child has both ADHD and dyslexia, it is important to understand the dynamic interplay between these conditions and how it affects the application of treatments and interventions. […] 1. Children with dyslexia and ADHD will exhibit both symptom clusters. It may be obvious, but it is worth repeating: Children with co-occurring ADHD and dyslexia will show signs of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity, and they will have phonological awareness deficits that underlie reading challenges. Any treatment plan must center on this principle.
  • #127 Treating Dyslexia and ADHD in Children: 6 Key ConsiderationsFooterLogo
    https://www.additudemag.com/treating-dyslexia-adhd-children/?srsltid=AfmBOoot4araKDjfP6M4K6nqJNYRNaZwEiMvK3x5XbWa-yBeCHg2Tfiq
    Dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often travel together. (About 25% to 40% of the time, according to some estimates.) For individuals with ADHD and dyslexia, routine treatment protocols and approaches for each condition may not be effective. ADHD symptoms might affect therapies for dyslexia, and vice versa. And addressing only one condition – a common error – often results in subpar outcomes all around. […] If your child has both ADHD and dyslexia, it is important to understand the dynamic interplay between these conditions and how it affects the application of treatments and interventions. […] 1. Children with dyslexia and ADHD will exhibit both symptom clusters. It may be obvious, but it is worth repeating: Children with co-occurring ADHD and dyslexia will show signs of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity, and they will have phonological awareness deficits that underlie reading challenges. Any treatment plan must center on this principle.
  • #128 Treating Dyslexia and ADHD in Children: 6 Key ConsiderationsFooterLogo
    https://www.additudemag.com/treating-dyslexia-adhd-children/?srsltid=AfmBOoot4araKDjfP6M4K6nqJNYRNaZwEiMvK3x5XbWa-yBeCHg2Tfiq
    2. Addressing only one condition will not make the other go away. On ADHD medication, your child’s focus and working memory may improve, but medication won’t unlock the code to reading. Children with dyslexia must participate in special reading instruction. Similarly, dyslexia treatment will not address ADHD symptoms. Multi-sensory structured literacy – an effective approach for dyslexia – will do nothing to treat attention and executive function deficits central to ADHD. […] Treatments and interventions for one condition might appear to reduce symptoms of the other, but it is important not to confuse improvement for substantive progress. Inattention, for instance, is part of ADHD, but it can also be secondary to language processing problems. Dyslexia therapies might address the latter, but not the former.
  • #129 Instruction Matters – Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia
    https://dyslexia.mtsu.edu/newsletter_instruction-matters/
    Treatments are considered to be controversial when they are not consistent with the standard treatments recommended by experts in the field. […] Parents and educators must also be very cautious when learning about treatments that claim to “cure” dyslexia or other learning disabilities. […] When treatments that are not supported by research are used, precious time and money are wasted. […] Because dyslexia is a language-based learning disability, treatment must focus on improving language skills that are necessary for reading. […] Students must be taught the skills that help them to readily recognize words on the page, read text fluently, and comprehend what they are reading. […] These skills must be taught in a direct, explicit manner by well-trained teachers. […] Structured Literacy is a term that describes this instructional approach.
  • #130 Instruction Matters – Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia
    https://dyslexia.mtsu.edu/newsletter_instruction-matters/
    Treatments are considered to be controversial when they are not consistent with the standard treatments recommended by experts in the field. […] Parents and educators must also be very cautious when learning about treatments that claim to “cure” dyslexia or other learning disabilities. […] When treatments that are not supported by research are used, precious time and money are wasted. […] Because dyslexia is a language-based learning disability, treatment must focus on improving language skills that are necessary for reading. […] Students must be taught the skills that help them to readily recognize words on the page, read text fluently, and comprehend what they are reading. […] These skills must be taught in a direct, explicit manner by well-trained teachers. […] Structured Literacy is a term that describes this instructional approach.
  • #131 Instruction Matters – Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia
    https://dyslexia.mtsu.edu/newsletter_instruction-matters/
    Treatments are considered to be controversial when they are not consistent with the standard treatments recommended by experts in the field. […] Parents and educators must also be very cautious when learning about treatments that claim to “cure” dyslexia or other learning disabilities. […] When treatments that are not supported by research are used, precious time and money are wasted. […] Because dyslexia is a language-based learning disability, treatment must focus on improving language skills that are necessary for reading. […] Students must be taught the skills that help them to readily recognize words on the page, read text fluently, and comprehend what they are reading. […] These skills must be taught in a direct, explicit manner by well-trained teachers. […] Structured Literacy is a term that describes this instructional approach.
  • #132 Instruction Matters – Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia
    https://dyslexia.mtsu.edu/newsletter_instruction-matters/
    Treatments are considered to be controversial when they are not consistent with the standard treatments recommended by experts in the field. […] Parents and educators must also be very cautious when learning about treatments that claim to “cure” dyslexia or other learning disabilities. […] When treatments that are not supported by research are used, precious time and money are wasted. […] Because dyslexia is a language-based learning disability, treatment must focus on improving language skills that are necessary for reading. […] Students must be taught the skills that help them to readily recognize words on the page, read text fluently, and comprehend what they are reading. […] These skills must be taught in a direct, explicit manner by well-trained teachers. […] Structured Literacy is a term that describes this instructional approach.
  • #133 Dyslexia – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia
    Dyslexia is diagnosed through a series of tests of memory, vision, spelling, and reading skills. […] Treatment involves adjusting teaching methods to meet the person’s needs. […] While not curing the underlying problem, it may decrease the degree or impact of symptoms. […] Early intervention can be successful in reducing reading failure. […] Through the use of compensation strategies, therapy and educational support, individuals with dyslexia can learn to read and write. […] There are techniques and technical aids that help to manage or conceal symptoms of the disorder. […] Reducing stress and anxiety can sometimes improve written comprehension. […] Reinforced collateral training focused on reading and spelling may yield longer-lasting gains than oral phonological training alone. […] Research does not suggest that specially-tailored fonts (such as Dyslexie and OpenDyslexic) help with reading. […] There is currently no evidence showing that music education significantly improves the reading skills of adolescents with dyslexia.
  • #134 Dyslexia – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia
    Dyslexia is diagnosed through a series of tests of memory, vision, spelling, and reading skills. […] Treatment involves adjusting teaching methods to meet the person’s needs. […] While not curing the underlying problem, it may decrease the degree or impact of symptoms. […] Early intervention can be successful in reducing reading failure. […] Through the use of compensation strategies, therapy and educational support, individuals with dyslexia can learn to read and write. […] There are techniques and technical aids that help to manage or conceal symptoms of the disorder. […] Reducing stress and anxiety can sometimes improve written comprehension. […] Reinforced collateral training focused on reading and spelling may yield longer-lasting gains than oral phonological training alone. […] Research does not suggest that specially-tailored fonts (such as Dyslexie and OpenDyslexic) help with reading. […] There is currently no evidence showing that music education significantly improves the reading skills of adolescents with dyslexia.
  • #135 What’s The Best Dyslexia Treatment For Your Child? – NeuroPsych
    https://neuropsychdoctor.com/blog/best-dyslexia-treatment/
    With great number of children in schools today struggling with dyslexia, many parents are searching for the best treatment for their child. However, because this learning disability is complex and can stem from different sources, the best dyslexia treatment for one child may not work for another. […] Although each of these problems has the same outcome impaired reading the best way to treat those problems varies. […] Although some online forums promote this notion, there has been no evidence that medication can help dyslexia. […] For many types of dyslexia, the problems are related to connections throughout the brain that are either impaired or disorganized. These connections cannot be rewired by taking medication. […] According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, although vision problems are sometimes related to dyslexia, they are not the primary cause.
  • #136 What’s The Best Dyslexia Treatment For Your Child? – NeuroPsych
    https://neuropsychdoctor.com/blog/best-dyslexia-treatment/
    In addition, research has not supported the use of eye exercises, behavioral vision therapy, or special tinted filters or lenses for treating dyslexia or other complex pediatric neurocognitive conditions. […] The answer to this question depends on the specific type of dyslexia that the child presents. […] Since there is no single cause or best dyslexia treatment, it is nearly impossible to determine which program will work best for a child with difficulty reading without first having a in-depth assessment of their reading deficits. Dr. Ben Malkin can assess your child with a comprehensive panel of tests to identify the cause of the reading deficit, and then identify the most effective learning techniques to help your child succeed.
  • #137 Dyslexia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6005-dyslexia
    Dyslexia is a learning disability that disrupts how your brain processes written language. […] Its very treatable, and it doesnt have to stand in the way of success. […] Currently, no medications treat dyslexia. Instead, educational interventions can teach effective new ways to learn and read. […] Children with dyslexia may work with a trained specialist to learn new reading skills. […] The most important thing you can do is to spend time reading aloud with your child. […] Yes, adults can benefit from treatment for dyslexia. There are programs and tools available that can help you with dyslexia-related reading difficulties no matter your age. […] Dyslexia isnt preventable, but its often manageable with different strategies for learning and reading. […] Identifying dyslexia by second grade gives children more time to find different ways to learn and read.
  • #138 Dyslexia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6005-dyslexia
    Dyslexia is a learning disability that disrupts how your brain processes written language. […] Its very treatable, and it doesnt have to stand in the way of success. […] Currently, no medications treat dyslexia. Instead, educational interventions can teach effective new ways to learn and read. […] Children with dyslexia may work with a trained specialist to learn new reading skills. […] The most important thing you can do is to spend time reading aloud with your child. […] Yes, adults can benefit from treatment for dyslexia. There are programs and tools available that can help you with dyslexia-related reading difficulties no matter your age. […] Dyslexia isnt preventable, but its often manageable with different strategies for learning and reading. […] Identifying dyslexia by second grade gives children more time to find different ways to learn and read.
  • #139 Dyslexia – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia
    Dyslexia is diagnosed through a series of tests of memory, vision, spelling, and reading skills. […] Treatment involves adjusting teaching methods to meet the person’s needs. […] While not curing the underlying problem, it may decrease the degree or impact of symptoms. […] Early intervention can be successful in reducing reading failure. […] Through the use of compensation strategies, therapy and educational support, individuals with dyslexia can learn to read and write. […] There are techniques and technical aids that help to manage or conceal symptoms of the disorder. […] Reducing stress and anxiety can sometimes improve written comprehension. […] Reinforced collateral training focused on reading and spelling may yield longer-lasting gains than oral phonological training alone. […] Research does not suggest that specially-tailored fonts (such as Dyslexie and OpenDyslexic) help with reading. […] There is currently no evidence showing that music education significantly improves the reading skills of adolescents with dyslexia.
  • #140 Dyslexia – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia
    Dyslexia is diagnosed through a series of tests of memory, vision, spelling, and reading skills. […] Treatment involves adjusting teaching methods to meet the person’s needs. […] While not curing the underlying problem, it may decrease the degree or impact of symptoms. […] Early intervention can be successful in reducing reading failure. […] Through the use of compensation strategies, therapy and educational support, individuals with dyslexia can learn to read and write. […] There are techniques and technical aids that help to manage or conceal symptoms of the disorder. […] Reducing stress and anxiety can sometimes improve written comprehension. […] Reinforced collateral training focused on reading and spelling may yield longer-lasting gains than oral phonological training alone. […] Research does not suggest that specially-tailored fonts (such as Dyslexie and OpenDyslexic) help with reading. […] There is currently no evidence showing that music education significantly improves the reading skills of adolescents with dyslexia.
  • #141 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    Read aloud to build reading accuracy, speed and expression (fluency) […] Build a vocabulary of recognized and understood words. […] If available, tutoring sessions with a reading specialist can be helpful for many children with dyslexia. […] In the United States, schools have a legal obligation to take steps to help children diagnosed with dyslexia with their learning problems. […] Children with dyslexia who get extra help in kindergarten or first grade often improve their reading skills enough to succeed in grade school and high school. […] A child with severe dyslexia may never have an easy time reading. But a child can learn skills that improve reading and develop strategies to improve school performance and quality of life. […] Early intervention can improve success. […] Academic problems don’t necessarily mean a person with dyslexia can’t succeed. Capable students with dyslexia can be highly successful given the right resources.
  • #142 Dyslexia – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353557
    Read aloud to build reading accuracy, speed and expression (fluency) […] Build a vocabulary of recognized and understood words. […] If available, tutoring sessions with a reading specialist can be helpful for many children with dyslexia. […] In the United States, schools have a legal obligation to take steps to help children diagnosed with dyslexia with their learning problems. […] Children with dyslexia who get extra help in kindergarten or first grade often improve their reading skills enough to succeed in grade school and high school. […] A child with severe dyslexia may never have an easy time reading. But a child can learn skills that improve reading and develop strategies to improve school performance and quality of life. […] Early intervention can improve success. […] Academic problems don’t necessarily mean a person with dyslexia can’t succeed. Capable students with dyslexia can be highly successful given the right resources.
  • #143 Dyslexia Basics – International Dyslexia Association
    https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/
    Dyslexia is a lifelong condition. With proper help, many people with dyslexia can learn to read and write well. Early identification and treatment is the key to helping individuals with dyslexia achieve in school and in life. Most people with dyslexia need help from a teacher, tutor, or therapist specially trained in using a multisensory, structured language approach. It is important for these individuals to be taught by a systematic and explicit method that involves several senses (hearing, seeing, touching) at the same time. Many individuals with dyslexia need one-on-one help so that they can move forward at their own pace. In addition, students with dyslexia often need a great deal of structured practice and immediate, corrective feedback to develop automatic word recognition skills. For students with dyslexia, it is helpful if their outside academic therapists work closely with classroom teachers.