Welcome to Key Concepts for Literacy!  

“Research indicates that as many as 70% of students with the classification of SLD (specific learning disability) would NOT have been classified had they been appropriately screened prior to 1st grade and thus received early intervention strategies”  -Lyon Fletcher from Rethinking Learning Disabilities

The Good News: “With appropriate teaching interventions, students with dyslexia can learn successfully and reach their full potential.”

Our Services 

–One-on-One Dyslexia Tutoring (includes an initial assessment, individualized tutoring plan, weekly private sessions)

–Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Consulting for Parents (includes a meeting to review student files and background, outline what to expect in the IEP meeting, provide a list of questions to ask & answer any questions parents may have about the process).

Background on Dyslexia

DYS= “difficulty with”

LEXIA= “language” (spelling, reading, writing and speech)

DYSLEXIA is an unexpected difficulty with language despite intelligence, motivation and education

Signs of Dyslexia

Difficulty with:

-Learning to speak

-Learning letters and their sounds

-Rhyming Words

-Organizing written and spoken language

-Spelling

-Reading quickly enough to comprehend

-Learning a foreign language

-Memorizing number facts

Dyslexic Strengths

-Often capable or even gifted in areas such as art, computer science, design, drama, electronics, math and music

-Excellent thinking skills and ability to figure things out, curiosity, a great imagination, talent for building things, inventive, global thinkers, excellent people skills

-Famous examples: Albert Einstein, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison