WELCOME! You are probably visiting this site because you or someone you love is struggling to master the skills of reading and writing. These skills are critical for success in school, work, and every-day life. Reading is not a natural process - it has to be learned.  Some brains are "wired" to pick up these skills easily, some people need to work at it with typical effort, and fifteen to twenty percent of people have moderate to extreme difficulties.  Watching your bright, creative child fail at something other kids seem do with ease is heartbreaking.  With the right help, dyslexia and related reading problems can be overcome.  You have taken the first step to learn about the skills that can be life changing.  Let's Go!

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WHY IS READING SO HARD?

​Reading is a very complex process​ and it is amazing that anyone learns to do it. We use a visual code - letters - to represent the sounds that we hear in words. It is all about decoding. 

• Reading requires that the areas of the brain that support vision, and the areas that support verbal language, work together to perform the functions of reading and writing. There are many places along this process that the system can break down. 
• Add into the mix the importance of working memory and processing speed, plus visual and auditory skills - reading is indeed amazing. 
• Fifteen to twenty percent of the population deal with some form of a reading challenge, impacting many areas of their life.​

​Dyslexia is the most under-diagnosed learning disability and is at the root of many academic difficulties. Phonemic awareness and the ability to discriminate, sequence, and manipulate individual sounds within words underlies decoding and spelling.  SO YOU NEED TO LEARN THE CODE!

WHY IS MULTISENSORY INSTRUCTION BEST?

• Multisensory instruction activates multiple areas of the brain and integrates the left and right brain hemispheres. This method, known as Orton-Gillingham, is structured, systematic, and cumulative.
• Repetition builds neural pathways and then makes those pathway stronger. This is crucial for learners who haven't learned through typical classroom methods.
• Utilizing the multiple brain pathways that control hearing, seeing, speaking, and feeling increases the brain's ability to learn and retain the information necessary to be a reader and speller. It is much like having a whole team working on the task, instead of a single player - especially helpful if some "players" are under-performing.
• Scientific research has proven that this instruction is the "gold standard" for helping struggling readers, and actually changes the way the brain functions.

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MEET THE READING THERAPIST AND TUTOR

Robin Rovick is an experienced and caring Orton-Gillingham Reading Specialist and Certified Academic Language Therapist who offers specialized one-on-one private reading instruction. She is passionate about all children and adults having the opportunity to read fluently, accurately, and with enjoyment. When a student begins tutoring they immediately begin building phonemic awareness, phonics skills, sound-symbol connections, and supporting skills. Reading and spelling are taught simultaneously so fluency and writing can strengthen quickly. Robin uses the original Orton-Gillingham method - not one "influenced by" or "adapted from" as some tutor programs are described - with each instructional lesson customized specifically for that learner's needs. Every O-G lesson is diagnostic  and thorough so the student builds a good foundation and continues to make progress - success is motivating!           
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