DYSLEXIA

FAQs about Dyslexia

A person with dyslexia has a difficult time learning to read that is not due to a lack of intellectual ability, motivation or educational opportunity. For most, dyslexia is a language-based deficit stemming from a weakness in the neurological processing of phonological (speech sound) information that results in inaccurate or labored reading and spelling. Statistically one out of every five people has a problem processing the sounds of language quickly and accurately enough to become skilled at reading.

It is never too early—or too late—to get help with reading difficulties. The North Florida Center for Speech & Hearing can diagnose and treat children and adults with dyslexia and other language learning difficulties. A thorough evaluation of reading accuracy and rate, phonological awareness, memory and retrieval, and verbal and non-verbal aptitude can help determine an appropriate intervention plan.

NFCSH is committed to providing effective, individualized reading instruction based on scientifically sound research. Because reading disorders occur along a continuum, NFCSH offers a variety of evidenced-based reading intervention programs, including Orton-Gillingham based materials, the Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes (LiPS, Seeing Stars, and V/V), Earobics and several fluency building programs. Therapy builds reading and spelling accuracy by targeting the underlying phonologic weaknesses, while systematically moving towards fluent reading at school and in the real world.