Reading Programs

Invisible Disability, Visible Damage: The Systemic Failure to Identify Language Disorders

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As a speech-language pathologist (SLP) specializing in language and literacy assessment, I’ve reviewed hundreds of educational, psychoeducational, and neuropsychological evaluations for students with complex learning needs. I repeatedly see students who are clearly struggling in the classroom, despite strong support at home, undergoing assessments that fail to identify their needs accurately. As a result, they […]

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Orton-Gillingham (OG) Alone Won’t Cut It: What the Research Actually Shows About Helping Struggling Readers

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When it comes to reading intervention, few programs are as widely known, or as hotly debated, as the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach. Marketed as a lifeline for children with dyslexia and word-level reading disabilities (WLRD), OG is often touted as the gold standard. But is it? A closer look at the evidence tells a far more

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When the Wrong Professional Evaluates the Child: The High Cost of Misdirected Assessments

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In schools and private practices across the country, families of struggling students are told, “Get an evaluation,” as if identifying a diagnosis is the solution. But what happens when the evaluation is conducted by the wrong person, who either lacks deep expertise in language development or doesn’t treat the conditions they’re assessing? The answer is

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Dear Parents: Ask the Right Questions to Get the Right Services

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As a parent, ensuring your child receives the right interventions for their reading or writing deficits is crucial. However, many narrowly focused reading and spelling programs emphasize isolated aspects of reading and writing. While these approaches can limitedly help with specific skills, they often fail to address the broader, critical contributions of oral language and

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A Reading Program is NOT Enough: A Deep Dive into the Dyslexia Diagnosis

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In August 2021, I presented an outreach webinar for the Georgia IDA on the importance of comprehensive language and literacy testing when addressing reading-based disabilities. I reviewed current controversies surrounding the dyslexia diagnosis and explained how language deficits contribute directly to reading and writing difficulties. The main focus, however, was on examining the strengths and

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