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Tutoring in Sacramento: Top Options and How They Compare

by Dr. Leah Skinner, Ed.D. | Aug 20, 2026 | READ Learning Center

What Parents Should Know Tutoring and intervention are not the same service. One helps with schoolwork; the other rebuilds the skills the schoolwork depends on. The right choice depends on why your child is struggling, not on which name you recognize. A child who...

The Hidden Link Between Dyslexia and a Lifetime of Struggling

by Dr. Leah Skinner, Ed.D. | Jul 16, 2026 | READ Learning Center

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

by Dr. Leah Skinner, Ed.D. | Jun 5, 2026 | READ Learning Center

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...

Should I Hold My Child Back?

by Dr. Leah Skinner, Ed.D. | Apr 25, 2026 | READ Learning Center

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...