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Kids Corner

What Causes Dyslexia? Researchers have not identified one cause for dyslexia. reading, spelling, and phonological processing testing that
They have identified that dyslexia is highly genetic. If is used. I am certified by Susan Barton who is the creator
By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., reading difficulty resides in your family tree, it might be of the widely used and evidenced based Barton Reading
Licensed School the root cause. Approximately 60 percent of people with and Spelling System. She taught me how to accurately
Psychologist dyslexia have a genetic link. Another cause of dyslexia is identify dyslexia through a specialized battery of tests
If you have a loved one presumed due to neurodevelopmental differences in brain that we use in my practice.
with dyslexia or suspected structure. Functional MRI imaging of the brain has allowed Once identified, dyslexia treatment is specialized
dyslexia in your child, you researchers to note reduced activations in left temporal, reading instruction which substantially differs from
might have asked yourself, parietal, and fusiform regions. There is often a deficit in general classroom-based reading instruction. Our testing
“What causes dyslexia?” It the phonological loop which interferes with learning and identifies the best way
is a question many parents I remembering the sounds of language. Other researchers for your child to learn to
work with ask because when identified that people with dyslexia have slower rapid become a proficient reader.
your child is diagnosed with automatic naming which is distributed across four lobes Call (561) 625-4125 if
dyslexia you want to know and results in decreased reading speed. you are concerned about
if you caused it. I reassure many parents that they did not Although the causes of dyslexia vary, dyslexia can your child’s reading and
cause their child’s dyslexia by not reading to the child be identified through a comprehensive battery of school would like understanding
in the womb, not reading aloud enough to the child, or neuropsychological testing. There is not a sole test that and answers. Our website
somehow not emphasizing learning in the home. is accepted to diagnose dyslexia but rather a pattern of is JimForgan.com.

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New to the Stuart Air Show this year is the inclusion
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culinary delights from some of the best vendors in the
area. Whether you’re in the mood for gourmet burgers,
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Whether you’re an aviation enthusiast, a family
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weekend of unforgettable memories!

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