Reading Therapists In Raleigh, Winston-Salem & Durham
There are a number of reasons you, or your child, may need a reading therapist. At Developmental Therapy Associates, we understand that each individual’s situation is unique, so we work closely with all of our patients to develop a reading therapy solution that is right for them. If you, or your child, is struggling to read, we can help. Contact us for a free screening or initial evaluation and let our experienced reading therapists help you succeed in reading.
Warning Signs:
- Delayed speech as a child
- Mixing sounds in multisyllabic words (e.g., aminal for animal)
- Frequent ear infections
- Inability to tie shoes
- Confusion of right versus left
- Late to establish a dominant hand
- Difficulty telling time on analogue clock
- Challenges with identifying and generating rhyming words
- Difficulty learning names of letters and/or sounds in the alphabet
- Poor handwriting (dysgraphia)
- Letter and/or number reversals past first grade
- Challenges with spelling
- Messy/unorganized bedroom, backpack, desk, etc.
- Family history of dyslexia
Dyslexia Evaluation Clinic in Durham
At our Durham Clinic, we are now providing dyslexia evaluation for individuals on the following days:
Tuesdays: 8:30AM
Thursdays: 1:00PM
Treatment: Barton Reading and Spelling Program
The Barton Reading and Spelling Program is an Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Method to teach reading and writing. It is a direct, explicit, structured, and sequential program that uses a multi-sensory approach to include all senses (visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic) when teaching phonemic awareness, reading, and spelling rules related to the English language.
- 1-2 hour evaluations of reading, reading comprehension, writing, spelling, working memory, and nonverbal IQ
- Intervention with a speech-language pathologist trained in the Barton Reading and Spelling Program
- Treatment is designed as an intensive intervention with therapy 2x a week for 30 minute sessions