The Hidden Link Between Dyslexia and a Lifetime of Struggling
These numbers stop parents cold, and I watch it happen: a mother reads the incarceration statistic and quietly starts rewriting her child’s future around it. Please do not. In 22 years of clinical work and raising five sons, four of them with dyslexia, I have... The Special Education Gap in Sacramento
KEY TAKEAWAY A school evaluation answers one question: does your child meet California’s legal threshold for funded services. It is not a diagnosis, and it does not explain why your child is struggling. “Does not qualify” is a funding decision, not proof that your... Your Child Is “At Risk for Reading Difficulties.” Here Is What That Letter Actually Means.
Key Takeaway This past year, California began screening students in kindergarten through second grade for early signs of reading difficulty, including dyslexia, during the years when reading gaps are easiest to close. Your child took a test called the Reading...
Should I Hold My Child Back?
Hold Them Back. Give Them Another Chance. That is the recommendation most IEP teams give when a child with a learning difference is not making progress. The room goes quiet when it lands. The parents agree because the recommendation comes from the experts...
Identifying Dyslexia by Subtype
The short answer Dyslexia is not one condition. Research identifies multiple distinct profiles, each driven by a different breakdown in the reading system, each requiring a different intervention. A comprehensive assessment identifies which profile your child has....
Sacramento’s Best Summer Reading Program: How to Turn the Summer Slide Into a Summer Launchpad!
Your child finishes the school year on track. Summer comes and goes. September arrives and suddenly they’re struggling with books they read easily in May. What happened? They call it the summer slide. It’s the learning loss that happens when structured... Structured Literacy Tutoring Sacramento: When Your Child Needs More Than Homework Help
You’ve done everything right. And it still isn’t working. Your child is smart. You know it. Their teachers know it. But reading isn’t clicking, and you can see what it’s doing to them. The avoidance. The frustration. The confidence is slipping...
How to Choose a Reading Tutor in Sacramento: Evidence-Based Approaches That Actually Work
If you’re reading this, I know what you’re going through, maybe better than anyone else does. My name is Dr. Leah Skinner, and I founded READ Learning Center after years of navigating the educational system with my own five sons, four of whom are dyslexic....