True Potential Education Dyslexia & Speech Therapy

True Potential Education Dyslexia & Speech Therapy Since 2016, we have also assisted students and families online across the country.

True Potential Education Dyslexia & Speech Therapy specializes in comprehensive speech and language therapy, along with expert evaluations and services for dyslexia. As the first dyslexia-focused educational center in our surrounding area, the mission at True Potential Education is to remain a quality, dependable resource for all children, families, and educators looking for answers about language-based learning differences.

Just a reminder, on Thanksgiving we will be closed for the holiday! If you are scheduled and haven't adjusted your time ...
11/19/2025

Just a reminder, on Thanksgiving we will be closed for the holiday! If you are scheduled and haven't adjusted your time yet, please reach out. Thanks.

Today, we pause to honor the men and women who have served our country with courage, commitment, and sacrifice.At True P...
11/11/2025

Today, we pause to honor the men and women who have served our country with courage, commitment, and sacrifice.

At True Potential Education, we’re grateful for the freedom and opportunity their service makes possible and we honor the families who stand beside them.

Ever wish navigating speech, language, and dyslexia support came with a parent-friendly guide?We are working on making i...
11/06/2025

Ever wish navigating speech, language, and dyslexia support came with a parent-friendly guide?

We are working on making it easier....

✅ From understanding insurance
✅ To comparing school vs private therapy
✅ To learning how virtual services really work

Check out our Parent Center for a little more clarity, confidence, and answers.

https://www.truepotentialed.com

Why we’re different at True Potential Education?At many private practices, therapy focuses largely on speech production ...
11/05/2025

Why we’re different at True Potential Education?

At many private practices, therapy focuses largely on speech production or listening and speaking. That’s valuable...but when dyslexia or significant reading and writing challenges are involved, you need more.

At TPE, we go further.

✔ All of our Speech‑Language Pathologists receive advanced training beyond the master’s degree to treat speech, language, reading, writing and dyslexia in an integrated way. 

✔ We use a multi‑sensory, structured literacy approach that links reading, spelling, writing, speaking and listening — not just isolated speech therapy. 

✔ Because of this integrated model, our sessions attend to reading accuracy, fluency, comprehension, written expression, and the underlying language skills — all in one place. 

📞 Contact us today to see how we’re different.

As Dyslexia Awareness Month comes to a close, our commitment to students with learning differences doesn’t stop here.Thi...
10/27/2025

As Dyslexia Awareness Month comes to a close, our commitment to students with learning differences doesn’t stop here.

This month, we celebrated the strengths, creativity, and resilience of those with dyslexia. But awareness alone isn’t enough.

✅ Let’s keep advocating for early intervention.
✅ Let’s keep reminding students they are smart, capable, and full of potential.
✅ Let’s keep shifting mindsets from misunderstanding to empathy and action.

Dyslexia is not a limitation. It’s a different way of learning that deserves support year-round.

Students with dyslexia aren’t just capable — they’re full of potential.Dyslexia may change how students learn to read an...
10/23/2025

Students with dyslexia aren’t just capable — they’re full of potential.

Dyslexia may change how students learn to read and write, but it doesn’t limit what they can achieve.

🎨✍️ Several world-changing individuals — including author F. Scott Fitzgerald and musician John Lennon — are believed to have had dyslexia. Others, like Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs, are often included in discussions due to signs of learning differences, though formal diagnoses are unclear.

💬 The takeaway?

Dyslexia is not a dead end. It’s just a different road.

And that road to success starts with systematic, phonics-based reading and writing intervention.

For students with dyslexia, human-read audiobooks aren’t just a tool — they’re a bridge to confidence, comprehension, an...
10/21/2025

For students with dyslexia, human-read audiobooks aren’t just a tool — they’re a bridge to confidence, comprehension, and curiosity.

🔍 In the early 1900s, researchers noticed that children with dyslexia often reversed letters like “b” and “d” or confuse...
10/16/2025

🔍 In the early 1900s, researchers noticed that children with dyslexia often reversed letters like “b” and “d” or confused words like “was” and “saw.”
This led to the idea that dyslexia was a visual issue.

But decades of science have proven otherwise.

📚 Dyslexia is a language-based learning difference.
It impacts how the brain processes written and spoken language — not how the eyes see.

Let’s spread awareness, not myths.

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month — and we’re here to spread facts, hope, and support. 💙🔍 What is dyslexia, really?Acc...
10/10/2025

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month — and we’re here to spread facts, hope, and support. 💙

🔍 What is dyslexia, really?

According to the International Dyslexia Association and the National Institutes of Health and Child Development, dyslexia is:

“a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin.”

That means it’s not about laziness.
It’s not about intelligence.
It’s not something a child will just “outgrow.”

Dyslexia affects how the brain processes written language, making reading, writing, and spelling difficult, even for bright and motivated learners.

Learn how we can help: https://www.truepotentialed.com/dyslexia

10/06/2025

📚✨ Could my child have dyslexia? ✨📚

Many parents first notice signs in preschool or the early elementary years — but aren’t sure what’s typical and what might signal a deeper challenge.

Our Preschool–3rd Grade Dyslexia Checklist can help you spot early red flags in:
✅ Verbal skill development
✅ Reading struggles & reversals
✅ Writing & spelling inconsistencies
✅ Memory & attention differences
✅ Behaviors tied to frustration in school

Early identification makes a huge difference. 💙 If you’ve wondered whether your child may be showing signs of dyslexia, this resource is for you.

👉 View the full checklist here: https://www.truepotentialed.com/prekgrade-above-form

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160 S. 68 Street, Suite 1101
West Des Moines, IA
50266

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 8pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 8pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 8pm
Thursday 7:30am - 8pm
Friday 7:30am - 8pm

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+15152188445

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True Potential Education helps individuals with dyslexia learn to read, write and spell, empowering them to overcome the learning challenges that are holding them back. Our multi-sensory approach works because it changes the way the brain processes language, resulting in increased success in learning, self-confidence and a positive attitude. The teaching professionals at True Potential Education are highly skilled and passionate about helping individuals gain the skills they need to succeed academically and personally. Our peers come to us to attend classes and learn about dyslexia because they recognize True Potential Education as the most knowledgeable and effective practitioners in the region.

True Potential Education gives back to the community by hosting free, two-hour classes for families and educators to increase their knowledge about language-based learning differences. We present at educational conferences and events where parents, students, and educators can easily approach us to seek out answers to questions about academics, or concerns in regards to the social emotional impact they are experiencing within themselves or observing in their child. The True Potential Education staff is also allowed to spend business hours each October, during Dyslexia Awareness Month, advocating for change by going to the State Capital to speak with our state representatives. Nina Lorimor-Easley is proud to represent our community as a member of the Iowa Dyslexia Task Force.

True Potential Education provides remediation (tutoring) services and diagnostic assessments. The diagnostic report at True Potential Education is the result of a deep desire to provide the most complete language-based profile possible, with standardized assessments that are accurate and impactful, and written summaries that include language parents and educators can interpret. Dawn Philbin takes great care when planning both the immediate ‘next steps’ for your child, and when looking years into the future. The diagnostic report at True Potential Education can diagnose dyslexia, dysnomia, dysgraphia, and expressive/receptive language disorder. Additional speech services also include childhood apraxia of speech, fluency (stuttering), speech sound disorders (articulation/phonology), and voice disorders.