Penny Stack – Dyslexia

Dyslexia

• Where it originated
• Facts verses myths
• The public health impact

There is an assessment for cognitive function.

• Visual and auditory memory
• Phonological awareness and memory
• Visual perceptual skills
• Visual motor skills
• Handwriting skills
• Reading rate, accuracy, fluency and comprehension

There are treatment strategies for developing neurological pathways.

• Visual perception skills to:
  • Keep up with note taking in class
  • Remember multi-step instructions
  • Remember the order of letters when spelling a word
  • Remember how to do homework once at home
• Memory skills/phonological awareness to:
  • Remember more than 1 or 2 instructions at a time
  • Interpret words as they were intended: cat verses hat
  • Spell aloud
• Visual skills to:
  • Discriminate different fonts
  • Form letters or numbers
  • Not write letters or numbers backwards
  • Help with mixing up letters/numbers – /d/ from /b/ or /E/ from /3/
  • Find their pencil in their desk
  • Find matching socks when dressing
• Visual motor skills to:
  • Copy notes in time to keep up with the class
  • Tie shoes
  • Ride a bike
  • Become more coordinated
• Handwriting skills to:
  • Help with slow, messing writing or letter formation or letter spacing
  • Printing
  • Write in cursive
• Reading/comprehension skills to:
  • Read at age or grade level
  • Pseudoword reading to match word reading level

Treatment interventions and case studies can be practiced throughout the day.

There is documentation and billing.

• ICD-10 treatment diagnostic codes and CPT billing codes for reimbursement of provided services

WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE PENNY STACK – DYSLEXIA ?

This is a description.

There is an invisible disability that impacts 1:5 individuals.

It is an issue of paying attention and trying harder.

The stories you hear from your clients are the same: hours of studying just to forget it all on a test the following day, constant lack of ability to understand what they read, difficulty remembering lists or instructions beyond three, the overwhelming frustration of knowing what they want to say or do, but

You will have the chance to practice treatment ideas that incorporate the use of client-centered everyday routines, games, technology, sensory and hands-on approaches to help your client overcome the challenges of life with dyslexia.

Upon completion of the program, you will be able to provide treatment to your clients.

• Visual perceptual skills
• Visual motor integration
• Auditory and visual memory
• Reading rate, accuracy, fluency, comprehension
• Phonetic awareness and memory
• Spelling and handwriting struggles

It is possible to turn everyday activities into successful treatment.