NEW DISCOVERY PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
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LITERACY AND DYSLEXIA SOLUTIONS
Is your child struggling with literacy skills? Schedule a consultation with our Literacy Specialist, Tracey Bowes, M.Ed (Literacy) to see how we can help!
After spending 31 years in the public and private school system, Tracey decided to take specialized training to become a Certified Orton-Gillingham Dyslexia Practitioner so she could help all kids enjoy success with reading and writing. She works with numerous clinics and organizations to help families find literacy solutions.
Services that Tracey can provide at New Discovery Psychological Services include:
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Diagnostic literacy assessments to pinpoint specific areas of treatment.
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Educational Consulting to discuss school issues and programming options.
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Literacy Intervention Groups (Registration for Writing Bootcamps is coming soon.
Future services that you can contact us to be added to our waitlist include:
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1-1 Orton-Gillingham-Based Reading Intervention
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1-1 Evidence-Based Writing Intervention
What is dyslexia?
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Below is the definition from the International Dyslexia Association (IDA): https://dyslexiaida.org/definition-of-dyslexia/
"Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.”
Who can diagnose dyslexia?
Who can diagnose dyslexia?
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Only registered psychologists are qualified to diagnose dyslexia. After your child undergoes a psycho-educational assessment, the psychologist will determine if your child has a Specific Learning Disorder in Reading (word reading accuracy).
Does my child need a diagnosis of dyslexia to receive services at New Discovery Psychological Services?
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No, but a psycho-educational assessment does help rule out any other factors that may be influencing the individual's learning progress.
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To claim services for income tax or insurance purposes, you need to have evidence from a psychologist that this service is required to remediate the learning disorder.
WRITING BOOTCAMP
JULY 10-14 2023
01
Alphabet Writing and Sounds; Intro to Writing Words
02
Printing Instruction; Spelling CVC Words; Intro to
Sentence Structure and Dictations; Editing with CAPS
03
Sentence Structure - Types, Subject/Verb; Correcting
Fragments; Scrambled Sentences; Expanding Sentences with
5W/Adjectives; Editing with CAPS. (Printing instructions as
needed.
04
Sentence Composition-Because/But/So,
Subordinating Conjunctions (Before/After), Subject/Predicate,
ID of sentences in a paragraph (topic sentence, supporting
sentences, concluding sentence).
05
Paragraph Composition
