Educational Therapy
Structured literacy instruction using the Slingerland approach.
Sessions target phonology, word decoding, reading fluency, reading comprehension, handwriting, and spelling
How does it work?
First, we will meet to talk about what’s driving the need for reading and/or writing intervention.
Then we’ll do a thorough review of records - school work samples, previous evaluations, report cards, and anything else you have available. This information helps us map out goals for our time together.
Finally, we’ll set up a regular time for sessions in which we utilize the structured literacy instruction of the Slingerland approach.
Appropriate for struggling readers with or without a diagnosis of dyslexia.
Remote therapy is done online and sessions are 50-minutes.
Remediating (building) reading and spelling skills takes time and commitment. Unless targeting a very specific skill, most students are seen twice a week for 2-3 years.
Sessions Focus On:
phonology (awareness of sounds in spoken language)
letter to sound and sound to letter connections
word decoding (reading words accurately)
reading fluency (phrasing, reading with expression)
reading comprehension
handwriting
word encoding (spelling)
written expression