“My child is so smart. I didn’t see this coming…”  You are correct. Dyslexia is not a question of intelligence. A diagnosis of dyslexia explains struggles with learning to read. But reading and intelligence are not related. Does this sound familiar?

Dyslexia is not an intellectual deficit. It is a struggle to decode and encode written language. Your child can succeed with the right tools. Yes, that is right. Students with dyslexia can learn to read and spell with the right tools.

We use the Orton-Gillingham Approach with great success. Orton-Gillingham is a powerful approach based on three tools: explicit, multisensory, and systematic instruction. Effective intervention for dyslexia requires all three components.