Train My Brain Dyslexia and Speech Therapy, LLC

07/04/2023

What are the common characteristics of dyslexia?

Most people have one or two of these characteristics. That does not mean that everyone has dyslexia. A person with dyslexia usually has SEVERAL of these characteristics that persist over time and interfere with his or her learning.

Oral language
*Late learning to talk
*Difficulty pronouncing words
*Difficulty acquiring vocabulary or using age appropriate grammar
*Difficulty following directions
*Confusion with before/after, right/left, and so on
*Difficulty learning the alphabet, nursery rhymes, or songs
*Difficulty understanding concepts and relationships
*Difficulty with word retrieval or naming problems

Reading
*Difficulty learning to read
*Difficulty identifying or generating rhyming words, or counting
syllables in words (phonological awareness)
*Difficulty with hearing and manipulating sounds in words (phonemic awareness)
*Difficulty distinguishing different sounds in words (phonological
processing)
*Difficulty in learning the sounds of letters (phonics)
*Difficulty remembering names and shapes of letters, or naming
letters rapidly
*Transposing the order of letters when reading or spelling
*Misreading or omitting common short words
*“Stumbles” through longer words
*Poor reading comprehension during oral or silent reading, often because words are not accurately read
*Slow, laborious oral reading

Written Language
*Difficulty putting ideas on paper
*Many spelling mistakes
*May do well on weekly spelling tests, but may have spelling mistakes in daily work

I am a Speech and Language Pathologist who specializes in literacy disorders (dyslexia). Please contact me if your child has several of these characteristics megan@trainmybraintherapy.com

05/29/2023

Taking clients for the summer. If you know anybody who needs literacy intervention (dyslexia) or speech therapy please share my page and/or contact information.

Train My Brain Dyslexia and Speech Therapy, LLC provides evaluations and therapy for individuals with dyslexia and/or speech and language disorders. Skilled reading is a language-based ability.

05/23/2023

Dyslexia is a neurological condition caused by a different wiring of the brain. It can make reading more difficult, however, with the right instruction, almost all individuals with dyslexia can learn to read. As a Speech and Language Pathologist, I have a unique set of skills to be able to help your child learn to read. For more information, please visit my website

Train My Brain Dyslexia and Speech Therapy, LLC provides evaluations and therapy for individuals with dyslexia and/or speech and language disorders. Skilled reading is a language-based ability.

05/22/2023

If you know of anybody who has dyslexia or MAY have dyslexia (not diagnosed) please share my fb page.

05/21/2023

Megan Kemp, MA CCC-SLP is a Speech and Language Pathologist who created Train My Brain Dyslexia and Speech Therapy after seeing the need for literacy intervention in children and adolescence. She will utilize her expertise in language development to evaluate and create individualized lessons for your child to promote literacy skills.