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Chris Botti is one of my favorite artists. When asked the key to success as a musician, he said, “Four things – Practice, Practice, Practice, and being friends with Sting!” It is generally accepted (and generally true), that if you want to be good at something, you have to practice, practice, practice. In his book,…

DYSLEXIA Dyslexia is coming to the forefront as more and more states are looking at legislation around dyslexia and education.   Most sources now site 20% of students as being dyslexic.   Here are some questions to ask parents that will help them determine if dyslexia testing is warranted: Is there a family history of…

A friend at church was catching me up on her grown sons. As she talked about the incredible mechanical abilities of one of her sons, who can completely take apart car and motorcycle engines and easily reconstruct them, I thought, “He must be dyslexic.” The Dyslexic Thinking Style Certainly not every person with strong mechanical…

We are looking for quick learners who love kids, love working with people, and who want to make a real difference for students who struggle. We may be looking for YOU! Clinical Openings at Our Chino and Irvine Centers Clinical Openings for our Chino and Irvine centers: Clinicians needed to provide specialized one-to-one instruction for…

It brought tears to my eyes when the parent of an 8-year-old girl shared what her daughter said to her as they left for school: “Can you find me a doctor who can tell me why I can’t read?” Like so many other dyslexic students, this young girl is bright, creative, and suffering. She is…

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I am continually astounded when I hear from many speech/language therapists and reading specialists that they know little to nothing about auditory processing. How can that be when auditory processing is the very foundation of language and reading? Skills like speaking, reading, and other academic skills are like the branches and leaves of a tree.…

Henry Ford said, “If you think you can, you can. If you think you can’t, you can’t.” There’s a lot of wisdom and truth in that statement, but there are times when gutting it out just doesn’t work. I once knew a young man in his twenties who couldn’t read or spell. His dyslexia was…

I’ve just got to share something that completely made my day! Last week, I was giving a Discover Reading workshop for learning center owners and directors. They had come from around the country and really wanted to see what it would look like to do the program with a student. A Dyslexic Student Who Believed…