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Dyslexia Affects As Many As 1 in 5 People


We specialize in explicit, multi-sensory, phonics-based interventions for children and adults with dyslexia and others, who struggle with reading, spelling, fluency, prosody, grammar and basic punctuation skills and/or comprehension and critical thinking skills.  Research indicates that dyslexia affects more than 20% of the population--at least 1 in 5--and more often than not goes undiagnosed. 

Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing, and spelling difficulties that range anywhere from mild to moderate to severe or profound.  Of all children staffed into special education programs for reading deficits, 80% of them are dyslexic!

Dyslexics are bright people whose academic performance does not match their potential for learning.  They CAN read...but only up to a point...and often they are terrible spellers, who struggle to learn words for the weekly spelling test but can't retain them from one week to the next.  They can't spell those words when writing sentences or stories--not even high-frequency words like because, friend, and does.

Using the Barton Reading & Spelling System, an Orton-Gillingham-influenced program that is systematic and phonics based, we offer explicit, simultaneously multisensory intervention. In addition, we include the Lindamood Phonemic Sequencing (LiPS) program for students who need intensive intervention at phonemic awareness level.

Comprehensive diagnostic testing identifies areas of weakness and looks for the symptoms of dyslexia. A prepared report for the client includes findings, observa-tions, and a targeted plan for intervention.

Related experience includes:
  • Former employee of Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
  • Remedial Reading Consultant with Pueblo City Schools
  • Member of the district-wide Diagnostic Assessment Team

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How to Contact Me:

NELSON READING RESCUE
719.250.3643

  • Serving Pueblo County & and other Southern Colorado communities
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Some Warning Signs of Dyslexia Are:


  • Slow, choppy, inaccurate reading
  • Transposes or omits sounds/symbols: split becomes slit or spilt
  • Skips or misreads prepositions and articles (at, to, of, the, a)
  • Ignores suffixes or medial syllables in longer words
  • Struggles to sound out unfamiliar words
  • Difficulty retaining irregular words for reading and/or spelling
  • Writes some letters/numbers backwards
  • Copying text from the board is arduous and slow
  • Can’t memorize multiplication tables
  • Trouble learning to tie shoes
  • Late establishing a dominant hand
  • Can't create words that rhyme
  • Difficulty telling time on a clock with hands
  • Odd pencil grip and letter formation
  • Extremely messy bedroom, backpack, desk
  • Handwriting that is hard to read and messy; letters may float above and below the writing line
  • May dread going to school; complains of headaches, stomachaches
  • Trouble remembering directions

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