Mar 23, 2020 | art, Assessments, diagnosis, dyslexia, homeschool, music, reading
I’ve been a local resident of San Gabriel for over forty years. In the late 1990s, I had two small children in school, one in first and one in third. I was a mom who helped in both their kinder and first grades. That year I was helping in Laura’s first-grade class. I...
Sep 13, 2019 | art, dyslexia, homeschool, music, reading
What helps dyslexic students read at the most rapid rate? There are some programs that take years for students to make yearly progress. And universities are creating a 3-year program for teachers to be trained to work with dyslexic kids. They all have their merits,...
Aug 28, 2019 | art, Assessments, diagnosis, dyslexia, homeschool, music, reading, Uncategorized
By Dr. Marianne Cintron 8/26/2019 What helps dyslexic students read at the most rapid rate? There are some programs that take years for students to make year by year progress. And now universities are creating a program for teachers to be trained over a three-year...
Aug 7, 2019 | art, Assessments, diagnosis, dyslexia, homeschool, music, reading
I was seeking someone to assess a student for dyslexia but had a very difficult time. Who is accepted by schools to assess for dyslexia? Where are these experts hiding? I have assessed students before as a Special Education teacher, not for dyslexia, but for auditory...
May 29, 2019 | art, Assessments, diagnosis, dyslexia, homeschool, music, reading
Being very familiar with the brain parts called the left and right angular gyruses, I was surprised to learn from several presenters on language acquisition, that our brain was not created to read. Reading began in the late 1800s-1900s. It’s brain evolution! And...
Apr 19, 2019 | art, diagnosis, dyslexia, homeschool, music, reading
On April 13, the long-awaited annual event finally arrived. Among the one hundred attendees were IDA Board Members, parents, teachers, lawyers, psychologists, SELPA reps, and three awesome speakers. We also had a separate room with tables hosted by thirteen vendors....
