Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities
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At CReATE, an evaluation for dyslexia includes a comprehensive assessment of key foundational skills for reading and writing, as well as checking for other things that might affect learning, like attention difficulties or ADHD or other learning disabilities.
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Dyslexia is the most common type of learning disability or learning difference though it commonly co-occurs with other learning or attentional conditions. While it mainly impacts the development of reading and writing skills, it can also affect math skills. Dyslexia is caused by differences in how the brain processes language, identifies speech sounds, and makes sound-symbol associations.
Sometimes, kids with dyslexia who are really smart (and may be twice exceptional) might seem to do okay in the first few years of elementary school, even though reading and spelling do not come as easily as expected. But as they get older and the volume of reading increases in middle school, parents start to worry that something else is going on.
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At CReATE, an evaluation for dyslexia includes a comprehensive assessment of key foundational skills for reading and writing, such as phonological processing and phoneme/grapheme knowledge. We also check for other things that might affect learning, like attention difficulties or ADHD or other learning disabilities such as dysgraphia or dyscalculia.
We also seek to identify strengths as children with dyslexia may be neurodiverse, where challenges in reading and spelling are identified but other areas may show exceptional strengths. Learning and understanding one’s strengths are key to developing effective supports.
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