Dyslexia is a neurological disability causing students to struggle with phonological awareness (sound structure of spoken words), phonological decoding (the process of relating a word’s written representation to its verbal representation), and or auditory short-term memory (the ability to recall what a person has heard). According to Dr. Sally Shaywitz in her book, Overcoming Dyslexia, “Dyslexia is a complex problem that has its roots in the very basic brain systems that allow man to understand and express language.” This learning disability affecting at least 80% of all learning disabilities targets reading, and in the classroom, Reading is King.
Hans Dekkers, CEO/Head of Development, and founder of a new British Columbia company, Dynaread, is providing dyslexia treatment. Dekkers says, “To see an intelligent 9-year-old child stuck against an invisible wall, cut off from the world of reading is heart wrenching.” So Dekkers decided to do something to prevent that child’s failure.
The sooner a child is diagnosed, the easier it becomes to treat the learning disability, and Dynaread simplifies the process. The BC company offers a free online fifteen minute reading assessment. A resident academic follows up each assessment with a review. After the analysis, Dynaread contacts parents for a free consultation in which options are discussed. The Dynaread program is kept affordable offering grants for families with limited resources.
This year, the University of British Columbia is performing scientific research to formally measure the effectiveness of Dynaread’s intervention method.
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