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Dyslexia a guide

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Are you a parent whose child has reading difficulties and understands the frustration that he experiences?

Do you see your child’s despair as his academic achievements fail to match his abilities?

Do you know that his inability to read properly seriously affects his school work and his life in general? As his friends at school progress quite rapidly his own progress can be slow, sometimes it is agonizingly slow, thus affecting his confidence.

Are you frustrated at the lack of effective reading solutions thus condemning your child to a miserable school life?

Do you and your child experience the agonies of “Spelling Test Friday”?

Is homework a pleasant experience for you and your child or are there homework fights some afternoons that can create misery for you both and the entire family?

 

We can help

Ireland is a country with a high standard of living and an excellent reputation for education yet sometimes a child can be marginalized or can underachieve because of his or her reading difficulties.
We will help you to help your children improve their ability to read.

  1. We will show you the key factors in reading and learning effectively.
  2. We will show you the latest research from the foremost experts in education and science.
  3. We will show you why a holistic comprehensive approach applied in a systematic way can dramatically improve reading and learning skills.
  4. Together we can rescue your child from academic oblivion and give them the gift of reading.

 

The Good News

Over the last ten to fifteen years a tremendous amount of research has been carried out which identifies the key elements in reading proficiently. These are effective solutions that have been proven to work. This is categorically documented and carried out on a wide scale giving great confidence and hope to children with dyslexia and reading difficulties.
We see the key areas as follows:

1. Neuroscience. The Latest Findings

Neuroscience studies have shown clearly that we can work on the brain and retrain it to improve language processing skills. In order to read well this is essential. Studies in Stanford University in USA demonstrated clearly that the brain patterns of a dyslexic person can be developed to resemble the brain patterns of a normal reader. Reading and language abilities improve significantly as a result. We will show you the up-to-date research in this exciting and critical development for reading.

2. Language Skills, Phonics and Phonemic Awareness

We examine the language skills needed i.e. phoneme and phonic comprehension. World wide experts emphasize the absolute necessity to build these foundations for reading. We explain how fluency in these skills allows a reader to comprehend words and sentences effectively and rapidly.

3. Essential Cognitive Skills

We address the essential cognitive skills of memory, attention, focus, processing and sequencing. Your child needs all of these skills in order to pay attention follow instructions and retain information. This ensures that improvements are made more easily and stay with the child for the long term.

4. Learning Methodologies

We discuss the best learning method for your child i.e.
The high impact of a frequent and intense course of study.
The need to adapt each course to a child’s individual requirements.
The importance of motivation.
The critical role of the teacher.
Why developing language and cognitive skills simultaneously are key to reading and learning.

5. Motivation

How you can instil and maintain the motivation of your child to read and learn better. We show you effective ways to build internal motivation.

 

Putting it into action

Neuroscience has shown us that it is possible for a poor reader or a person with dyslexia to become a proficient reader. Where do you start with your child? How do you know that the teacher is right for your child? What exercises are to be completed by each student? How can you make them fun and interesting and captivate the child completely? Do these exercises develop phonemic awareness, phonics and other language skills to make dramatic improvements? In order to read well these factors are crucial.


Let the journey begin.

If you need help along the way feel free to contact us with your questions we will be delighted to assist you.


John Kerins, Neuron Learning Ltd.

 

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